Golden Thomasomys vs Key lime

Thomasomys aureus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Citrus
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia