Ecuadorean Akodont vs goldthread

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Coptis teeta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Akodont	goldthread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Coptis
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Coptis teeta

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

goldthread

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Akodont	goldthread
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.