Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Gray Field Slug

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Thomasomys	Deroceras
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Gray Field Slug
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.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia