Ceylon-olive vs Lesser Chiruromys

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Chiruromys
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.