Caatinga laucha vs Monkey Apple

Calomys expulsus compared with Annona glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caatinga laucha Monkey Apple
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Mammalia (ثدييات) Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order Rodentia (قوارض) Magnoliales (ماغنوليات)
Family Cricetidae Annonaceae
Genus Calomys Annona
Species Calomys expulsus Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caatinga laucha Monkey Apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey Apple

No description available.

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