Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs Window Gnat

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Window Gnat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Cricetidae Anisopodidae
Genus Hylaeamys Sylvicola
Species Hylaeamys megacephalus Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Window Gnat

No description available.

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