Golden Thomasomys vs Sweetpotato

Thomasomys aureus compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Ipomoea
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Sweetpotato
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.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia