Basket Willow vs Ebony Akodont

Salix petiolaris compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Willow	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salicaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salix	Thaptomys
Species	Salix petiolaris	Thaptomys nigrita

Conservation Status

Basket Willow

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Willow	Ebony Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basket Willow

The Basket Willow (Salix petiolaris) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.