Mérida Rhipidomys vs wall scalewort

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Porella
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).