coral-bean vs Gorgas Oryzomys

Erythrina fusca compared with Oryzomys gorgasi

Key Differences

• coral-bean is Least Concern while Gorgas Oryzomys is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	coral-bean	Gorgas Oryzomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Erythrina	Oryzomys
Species	Erythrina fusca	Oryzomys gorgasi

Conservation Status

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Gorgas Oryzomys

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	coral-bean	Gorgas Oryzomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gorgas Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia