Blick s Arvicanthis vs Tickclover

Arvicanthis blicki compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Blick s Arvicanthis is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blick s Arvicanthis	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Arvicanthis	Desmodium
Species	Arvicanthis blicki	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Blick s Arvicanthis

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blick s Arvicanthis	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blick s Arvicanthis

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).

Blick s Arvicanthis

The Blick s Arvicanthis (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species in the genus Arvicanthis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.