Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Lemon grass

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomasomys	Cymbopogon
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Lemon grass
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.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador