Costa Central Oryzomys vs ground-pine

Nephelomys caracolus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Costa Central Oryzomys is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Central Oryzomys	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ajuga
Species	Nephelomys caracolus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Costa Central Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Costa Central Oryzomys	ground-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Costa Central Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).