Mérida Rhipidomys vs wild safflower

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Carthamus
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	wild safflower
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.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.