Altiplano Akodont vs Beach Dropseed

Akodon lutescens compared with Sporobolus virginicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altiplano Akodont	Beach Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Akodon	Sporobolus
Species	Akodon lutescens	Sporobolus virginicus

Conservation Status

Altiplano Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Beach Dropseed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altiplano Akodont	Beach Dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altiplano Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Dropseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Altiplano Akodont

The Altiplano Akodont (Akodon lutescens) is a species in the genus Akodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Dropseed

The Beach Dropseed (Sporobolus virginicus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and