Mérida Aepeomys vs Spanish elm

Aepeomys lugens compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Aepeomys	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Aepeomys	Cordia
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Aepeomys	Spanish elm
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.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela