Florida Keys nut-rush vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Scleria lithosperma compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Florida Keys nut-rush Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cyperaceae Cricetidae
Genus Scleria Thomasomys
Species Scleria lithosperma Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Florida Keys nut-rush

LC — Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Florida Keys nut-rush Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Florida Keys nut-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Florida Keys nut-rush

No description available.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

No description available.

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