Cape Star-chestnut vs Golden Thomasomys

Sterculia alexandri compared with Thomasomys aureus

Key Differences

• Cape Star-chestnut is Vulnerable while Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Star-chestnut	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sterculia	Thomasomys
Species	Sterculia alexandri	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Cape Star-chestnut

VU — Vulnerable

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Star-chestnut	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Star-chestnut

Habitat

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

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cape Star-chestnut

The Cape Star-chestnut (Sterculia alexandri) is a species in the genus Sterculia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.