Devil'S Paintbrush vs Golden Thomasomys

Pilosella aurantiaca compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Paintbrush	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pilosella	Thomasomys
Species	Pilosella aurantiaca	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Paintbrush	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.