Ecuadorean Akodont vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Akodont	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Neomicroxus	Psephellus
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Akodont	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
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.