Mérida Rhipidomys vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Amaranthus
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
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.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).