Dusky Akodont vs Tickclover

Akodon dayi compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky 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 dayi Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Akodont Tickclover
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky 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).

Dusky Akodont

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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