Blazed Luzon Chrotomys vs Water spangles

Chrotomys silaceus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Blazed Luzon Chrotomys is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blazed Luzon Chrotomys	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chrotomys	Salvinia
Species	Chrotomys silaceus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blazed Luzon Chrotomys	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blazed Luzon Chrotomys

The Blazed Luzon Chrotomys (Chrotomys silaceus) is a species in the genus Chrotomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.