Devil's Shoestring vs Fulvous Colilargo

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Fulvous Colilargo
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	Tephrosia	Oligoryzomys
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Fulvous Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.