Golden Thomasomys vs southern elder

Thomasomys aureus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cricetidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Sambucus
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.