Ecuadorean Akodont vs rough bindweed

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Smilax aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadorean Akodont rough bindweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Liliales (Liliales)
Family Cricetidae Smilacaceae
Genus Neomicroxus Smilax
Species Neomicroxus latebricola Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadorean Akodont rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ecuadorean Akodont

No description available.

rough bindweed

No description available.

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