Mérida Rhipidomys vs Tangerine

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	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	Rhipidomys	Citrus
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Tangerine
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.

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).