African Coca-tree vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Erythroxylum emarginatum compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African Coca-tree Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Erythroxylaceae Cricetidae
Genus Erythroxylum Myodes
Species Erythroxylum emarginatum Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

African Coca-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African Coca-tree Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Coca-tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

African Coca-tree

The African Coca-tree (Erythroxylum emarginatum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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