Dusky-footed handleys mouse vs lime prickly-ash

Handleyomys fuscatus compared with Zanthoxylum fagara

Key Differences

• Dusky-footed handleys mouse is Least Concern while lime prickly-ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky-footed handleys mouse	lime prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Handleyomys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Handleyomys fuscatus	Zanthoxylum fagara

Conservation Status

Dusky-footed handleys mouse

LC — Least Concern

lime prickly-ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky-footed handleys mouse	lime prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky-footed handleys mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

lime prickly-ash

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

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia