Ecuadorean Akodont vs Eleven-O'Clock

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Portulaca grandiflora

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered while Eleven-O'Clock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Akodont	Eleven-O'Clock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Portulaca
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Portulaca grandiflora

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Eleven-O'Clock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Akodont	Eleven-O'Clock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eleven-O'Clock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador