coral-bean vs Dusky Akodont

Erythrina fusca compared with Akodon dayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	coral-bean	Dusky Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Erythrina	Akodon
Species	Erythrina fusca	Akodon dayi

Conservation Status

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	coral-bean	Dusky Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).