Mérida Aepeomys vs Mountain Waterberry

Aepeomys lugens compared with Syzygium legatii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Aepeomys	Mountain Waterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Aepeomys	Syzygium
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Syzygium legatii

Conservation Status

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Aepeomys	Mountain Waterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Mountain Waterberry

Habitat

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