Long-nosed Scolomys vs Nutmeg

Scolomys ucayalensis compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Long-nosed Scolomys is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed Scolomys	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Scolomys	Myristica
Species	Scolomys ucayalensis	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Long-nosed Scolomys

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed Scolomys	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed Scolomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).