Light Red Meranti vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Shorea lepidota compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
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	Thomasomys
Species	Shorea lepidota	Thomasomys nicefori

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
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.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.