Bocage s Aethomys vs Sour orange

Aethomys bocagei compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Bocage s Aethomys is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bocage s Aethomys	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Aethomys	Citrus
Species	Aethomys bocagei	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Bocage s Aethomys

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bocage s Aethomys	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bocage s Aethomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.