Golden Thomasomys vs Water spangles

Thomasomys aureus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Thomasomys	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Salvinia
Species	Thomasomys aureus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Thomasomys	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).