Large Long-clawed Akodont vs slender thistle

Chelemys megalonyx compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Long-clawed Akodont	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chelemys	Carduus
Species	Chelemys megalonyx	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.