Flavescent Oryzomys vs Sapele

Cerradomys subflavus compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Flavescent Oryzomys is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flavescent Oryzomys	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Cerradomys	Entandrophragma
Species	Cerradomys subflavus	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Flavescent Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flavescent Oryzomys	Sapele
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flavescent Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.