Golden Thomasomys vs Sour orange

Thomasomys aureus compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Sour orange
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 aurantium

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia