joint-vetch vs Mound-building Mouse

Aeschynomene americana compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank joint-vetch Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Aeschynomene Mus (House Mice)
Species Aeschynomene americana Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute joint-vetch Mound-building Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

joint-vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

No description available.

Mound-building Mouse

No description available.

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