Blue Devil vs Least Philippine Apomys

Echium vulgare compared with Apomys musculus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Devil Least Philippine Apomys
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Boraginaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Echium Apomys
Species Echium vulgare Apomys musculus

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Devil Least Philippine Apomys
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Least Philippine Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Least Philippine Apomys

No description available.

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