Ebony Akodont vs Yellow Prickle

Thaptomys nigrita compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Akodont	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Thaptomys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Thaptomys nigrita	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Akodont	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.