Fiddlewood vs Golden Thomasomys

Vitex gaumeri compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vitex	Thomasomys
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiddlewood	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia