Mérida Aepeomys vs Slash pine

Aepeomys lugens compared with Pinus elliottii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Aepeomys	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Aepeomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Aepeomys	Slash pine
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.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).