Bocage s Aethomys vs Tickclover

Aethomys bocagei compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bocage s Aethomys 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 Aethomys Desmodium
Species Aethomys bocagei Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Bocage s Aethomys

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bocage s Aethomys

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).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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