Mérida Aepeomys vs Tangerine

Aepeomys lugens compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Aepeomys	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Aepeomys	Citrus
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Aepeomys	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia