Mérida Rhipidomys vs Running mountaingrass

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Oplismenus
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).