Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs Sweetpotato

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Ipomoea
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Sweetpotato
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.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia