Popayán Thomasomys vs red spiderling

Thomasomys popayanus compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Key Differences

• Popayán Thomasomys is Data Deficient while red spiderling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Popayán Thomasomys	red spiderling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Boerhavia
Species	Thomasomys popayanus	Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Popayán Thomasomys

DD — Data Deficient

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Popayán Thomasomys	red spiderling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Popayán Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

red spiderling

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 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia