Montane Colilargo vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Microryzomys minutus compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Colilargo	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Microryzomys	Amaranthus
Species	Microryzomys minutus	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Colilargo	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).