Ebony Akodont vs foothill flat sedge

Thaptomys nigrita compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Akodont	foothill flat sedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Thaptomys nigrita	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Akodont	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).