Amazonian Oryzomys vs small water-pepper

Hylaeamys yunganus compared with Persicaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazonian Oryzomys small water-pepper
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Polygonaceae
Genus Hylaeamys Persicaria
Species Hylaeamys yunganus Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Amazonian Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazonian Oryzomys small water-pepper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

Amazonian Oryzomys

The Amazonian Oryzomys (Hylaeamys yunganus) is a species in the genus Hylaeamys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small water-pepper

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