Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Mossy Fern

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Mossy Fern
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.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.