Fivefingers vs Lesser Chiruromys

Syngonium angustatum compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Syngonium	Chiruromys
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.