Blarinine Akodont vs Tickclover

Blarinomys breviceps compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blarinine Akodont Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Blarinomys Desmodium
Species Blarinomys breviceps Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Blarinine Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blarinine Akodont Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blarinine Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blarinine Akodont

The Blarinine Akodont (Blarinomys breviceps) is a species in the genus Blarinomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

No description available.

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