Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Queen sago

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Cycas
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Queen sago
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.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.