Cursorial Akodont vs Tickclover

Akodon cursor compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cursorial Akodont Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Akodon Desmodium
Species Akodon cursor Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Cursorial Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cursorial Akodont Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cursorial Akodont

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).

Cursorial Akodont

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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