Large Long-clawed Akodont vs Sour orange

Chelemys megalonyx compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Long-clawed Akodont	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Chelemys	Citrus
Species	Chelemys megalonyx	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).