Fulvous Colilargo vs lowland paca

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fulvous Colilargo	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Cuniculus
Species	Oligoryzomys fulvescens	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Fulvous Colilargo and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fulvous Colilargo	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela