Devil's Bit vs Mira Climbing Rat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Tylomys mirae

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Acanthaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ruellia	Tylomys
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Tylomys mirae

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia