Golden Thomasomys vs Silkrubber

Thomasomys aureus compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Funtumia
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.