Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Dusky melanomys

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Melanomys caliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Dusky melanomys
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	Melanomys
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Melanomys caliginosus

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Dusky melanomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Dusky melanomys
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 melanomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.