Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs red-cedar

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys red-cedar
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Cricetidae Meliaceae
Genus Hylaeamys Trichilia
Species Hylaeamys megacephalus Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

red-cedar

No description available.

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