Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Red melastome

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Melastoma
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.