Mira Climbing Rat vs Shoebutton

Tylomys mirae compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mira Climbing Rat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Tylomys	Ardisia
Species	Tylomys mirae	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mira Climbing Rat	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).