Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs Prickly Heath

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Gaultheria
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.