Australian redcedar vs Montane Colilargo

Toona ciliata compared with Microryzomys minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian redcedar	Montane Colilargo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Toona	Microryzomys
Species	Toona ciliata	Microryzomys minutus

Conservation Status

Australian redcedar

LC — Least Concern

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian redcedar	Montane Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian redcedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (Afghanistan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Australian redcedar

The Australian redcedar (Toona ciliata) is a species in the genus Toona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.