Andean Long-clawed Akodont vs River Maple

Chelemys macronyx compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Andean Long-clawed Akodont is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Long-clawed Akodont	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Chelemys	Acer
Species	Chelemys macronyx	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Andean Long-clawed Akodont

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Long-clawed Akodont	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Andean Long-clawed Akodont

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