Light Red Meranti vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Shorea lepidota compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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 cinereus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.