Brown Zygodont vs Prickly Heath

Zygodontomys brunneus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Brown Zygodont is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Zygodont	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	Zygodontomys	Gaultheria
Species	Zygodontomys brunneus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Brown Zygodont

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Zygodont	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Zygodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brown Zygodont

The Brown Zygodont (Zygodontomys brunneus) is a species in the genus Zygodontomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.