Ebony Akodont vs elegant spike-rush

Thaptomys nigrita compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Akodont	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Thaptomys	Eleocharis
Species	Thaptomys nigrita	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Akodont	elegant spike-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.