Argentine senna vs Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Senna corymbosa compared with Neusticomys peruviensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine senna	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Senna	Neusticomys
Species	Senna corymbosa	Neusticomys peruviensis

Conservation Status

Argentine senna

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine senna	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine senna

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Botswana, South Africa), Asia (India, Iraq), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Argentine senna

The Argentine senna, Senna corymbosa, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.