Long-nosed Scolomys vs Moon Trefoil

Scolomys ucayalensis compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed Scolomys	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scolomys	Medicago
Species	Scolomys ucayalensis	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Long-nosed Scolomys

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed Scolomys	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed Scolomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).