Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs sweet tanglehead

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	sweet tanglehead
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	Heteropogon
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia