Mountain Cocoa vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Theobroma gileri compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cocoa	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Theobroma	Thomasomys
Species	Theobroma gileri	Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cocoa	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.