Large Long-clawed Akodont vs Nutmeg

Chelemys megalonyx compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Chelemys	Myristica
Species	Chelemys megalonyx	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).