Bumelia vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Sideroxylon persimile compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bumelia	Mérida Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapotaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sideroxylon	Rhipidomys
Species	Sideroxylon persimile	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Bumelia

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bumelia	Mérida Rhipidomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bumelia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and United States.

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Bumelia

The Bumelia (Sideroxylon persimile) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.