False sicklepod vs Lofty Pericote

Senna multijuga compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False sicklepod	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Senna	Auliscomys
Species	Senna multijuga	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

False sicklepod

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False sicklepod	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False sicklepod

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).