Mérida Rhipidomys vs Water-snowflake

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Nymphoides indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Nymphoides
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Water-snowflake
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.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and United States.