Floating Bur-Reed vs Golden Thomasomys

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sparganium	Thomasomys
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.