Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs False Dotted Border

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys False Dotted Border
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Pieridae
Genus Hylaeamys Belenois
Species Hylaeamys megacephalus Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys False Dotted Border
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

The Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys (Hylaeamys megacephalus) is a species in the genus Hylaeamys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

No description available.

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