Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs mountain-cabbage

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Euterpe precatoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Hylaeamys	Euterpe
Species	Hylaeamys megacephalus	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys	mountain-cabbage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

The Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys (Hylaeamys megacephalus) 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.