Least Philippine Apomys vs Tickclover

Apomys musculus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Least Philippine Apomys 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 Apomys Desmodium
Species Apomys musculus Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Least Philippine Apomys Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Philippine Apomys

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).

Least Philippine Apomys

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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