Andean Akodont vs Fivefingers

Abrothrix andinus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Andean Akodont is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Akodont	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Abrothrix	Syngonium
Species	Abrothrix andinus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Andean Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Akodont	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Andean Akodont

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