Light Red Meranti vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Shorea lepidota compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Mérida Rhipidomys
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	Rhipidomys
Species	Shorea lepidota	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Mérida Rhipidomys
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 Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.