field cow-wheat vs Golden Thomasomys

Melampyrum arvense compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field cow-wheat	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melampyrum	Thomasomys
Species	Melampyrum arvense	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

field cow-wheat

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field cow-wheat	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field cow-wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.