African Walnut vs Great Gerbil

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lovoa	Rhombomys
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Great Gerbil
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.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.