False Dotted Border vs Mira Climbing Rat

Belenois thysa compared with Tylomys mirae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Belenois	Tylomys
Species	Belenois thysa	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Mira Climbing Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.