Olive-gray Thomasomys vs Sweetpotato

Thomasomys cinereus compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive-gray Thomasomys	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Ipomoea
Species	Thomasomys cinereus	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive-gray Thomasomys	Sweetpotato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).