Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs slender thistle

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Carduus
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.