Mérida Rhipidomys vs red-cedar

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Trichilia
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.