Mérida Rhipidomys vs Slash pine

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Pinus elliottii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Slash pine
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.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).