Golden Thomasomys vs iron-grass

Thomasomys aureus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Spermacoce
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia