Fulvous Colilargo vs Green Amaranth

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Amaranthus hybridus

Key Differences

• Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern while Green Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fulvous Colilargo	Green Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Amaranthus
Species	Oligoryzomys fulvescens	Amaranthus hybridus

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fulvous Colilargo	Green Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Nauru), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela