Bocage s Aethomys vs Sieva bean

Aethomys bocagei compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bocage s Aethomys Sieva bean
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 Aethomys Phaseolus
Species Aethomys bocagei Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Bocage s Aethomys

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bocage s Aethomys Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bocage s Aethomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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