Lofty Pericote vs Pencil flower

Auliscomys sublimis compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lofty Pericote Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Auliscomys Stylosanthes
Species Auliscomys sublimis Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lofty Pericote Pencil flower
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lofty Pericote

No description available.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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