Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs Sallow Button

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Sallow Button
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Tortricidae
Genus Hylaeamys Acleris
Species Hylaeamys megacephalus Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Sallow Button

No description available.

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