Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Desert Dandelion

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Taraxacum desertorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Desert Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomasomys	Taraxacum
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Taraxacum desertorum

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Desert Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Desert Dandelion

Habitat

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

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.