Guinean Arvicanthis vs Tickclover

Arvicanthis rufinus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Guinean Arvicanthis Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Arvicanthis Desmodium
Species Arvicanthis rufinus Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Guinean Arvicanthis Tickclover
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guinean Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Guinean Arvicanthis

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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