Golden Thomasomys vs Sapele

Thomasomys aureus compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Entandrophragma
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.