Golden Thomasomys vs Red Elephant Tree

Thomasomys aureus compared with Bursera hindsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Red Elephant Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Bursera
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Bursera hindsiana

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Red Elephant Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Red Elephant Tree
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.

Red Elephant Tree

Habitat

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