Merida-Andenmaus vs Pencil flower

Aepeomys lugens compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merida-Andenmaus	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aepeomys	Stylosanthes
Species	Aepeomys lugens	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Merida-Andenmaus

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merida-Andenmaus	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merida-Andenmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).