Mérida Rhipidomys vs Water spangles

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Salvinia
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Water spangles
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 spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).