Bocage s Aethomys vs ilima

Aethomys bocagei compared with Sida cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bocage s Aethomys ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Malvaceae
Genus Aethomys Sida
Species Aethomys bocagei Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Bocage s Aethomys

LC — Least Concern

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bocage s Aethomys ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bocage s Aethomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bocage s Aethomys

The Bocage s Aethomys (Aethomys bocagei) is a species in the genus Aethomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

ilima

No description available.

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