African Walnut vs Dusky melanomys

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Melanomys caliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Dusky melanomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lovoa	Melanomys
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Melanomys caliginosus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Dusky melanomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Dusky melanomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Dusky melanomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.