Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Dusky Akodont

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Akodon dayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Dusky Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Manihot	Akodon
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Akodon dayi

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Dusky Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Dusky Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.