Mérida Rhipidomys vs Yellow Prickle

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Yellow Prickle
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	Zanthoxylum
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Yellow Prickle
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.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.