Fly marsh elder vs Golden Thomasomys

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Iva	Thomasomys
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.