false broom vs Large Oecomys

Brachypodium sylvaticum compared with Oecomys superans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank false broom Large Oecomys
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Cricetidae
Genus Brachypodium Oecomys
Species Brachypodium sylvaticum Oecomys superans

Conservation Status

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute false broom Large Oecomys
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

false broom

No description available.

Large Oecomys

No description available.

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