Golden Thomasomys vs Mexican-olive

Thomasomys aureus compared with Cordia boissieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Mexican-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Cordia
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Cordia boissieri

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Mexican-olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Mexican-olive
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.

Mexican-olive

Habitat

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