false pepperwort vs Golden Spiny Mouse

Marsilea crenata compared with Acomys russatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank false pepperwort Golden Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Salviniales (Salviniales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Marsileaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Marsilea Acomys
Species Marsilea crenata Acomys russatus

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Golden Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute false pepperwort Golden Spiny Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Golden Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

No description available.

Golden Spiny Mouse

No description available.

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