Broad-headed Chiruromys vs coral-bean

Chiruromys lamia compared with Erythrina fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-headed Chiruromys	coral-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	Chiruromys	Erythrina
Species	Chiruromys lamia	Erythrina fusca

Conservation Status

Broad-headed Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-headed Chiruromys	coral-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-headed Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broad-headed Chiruromys

The Broad-headed Chiruromys (Chiruromys lamia) is a species in the genus Chiruromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.