Light Red Meranti vs Mérida Aepeomys

Shorea lepidota compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Shorea	Aepeomys
Species	Shorea lepidota	Aepeomys lugens

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Mérida Aepeomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.