Mérida Aepeomys vs Spanish-needles

Aepeomys lugens compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Aepeomys	Spanish-needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aepeomys	Bidens
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Aepeomys	Spanish-needles
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-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia