Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs Red Balau

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Shorea
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.