Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs Guyanese arrowhead

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Sagittaria
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.