Large Orange Tip vs Mérida Aepeomys

Colotis antevippe compared with Aepeomys lugens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Orange Tip	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Colotis	Aepeomys
Species	Colotis antevippe	Aepeomys lugens

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Orange Tip and Mérida Aepeomys share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Orange Tip	Mérida Aepeomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.