Ecuadorean Akodont vs ground-bean

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Akodont	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Macrotyloma
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Akodont	ground-bean
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.

ground-bean

Habitat

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