Dusky Akodont vs Marsh fleabane

Akodon dayi compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Akodont	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Akodon	Pluchea
Species	Akodon dayi	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Akodont	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).