Doum Palm vs Golden Thomasomys

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hyphaene	Thomasomys
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.