Ecuadorean Akodont vs Pacific Maple

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Akodont	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Aglaia
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Akodont	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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