Montane Colilargo vs Weeping Paperbark

Microryzomys minutus compared with Melaleuca leucadendra

Key Differences

• Montane Colilargo is Least Concern while Weeping Paperbark is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Colilargo	Weeping Paperbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Microryzomys	Melaleuca
Species	Microryzomys minutus	Melaleuca leucadendra

Conservation Status

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Paperbark

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Colilargo	Weeping Paperbark
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.

Weeping Paperbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (India, Laos), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia