Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs Mediterranean flour moth

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Ephestia kuehniella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys	Mediterranean flour moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Hylaeamys	Ephestia
Species	Hylaeamys megacephalus	Ephestia kuehniella

Evolutionary Relationship

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys and Mediterranean flour moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean flour moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys	Mediterranean flour moth
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.

Mediterranean flour moth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.