Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Prickly Heath

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Gaultheria
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.