Aceitillo vs Mérida Aepeomys

Zanthoxylum flavum compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• Aceitillo is Vulnerable while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aceitillo	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Zanthoxylum	Aepeomys
Species	Zanthoxylum flavum	Aepeomys lugens

Conservation Status

Aceitillo

VU — Vulnerable

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aceitillo	Mérida Aepeomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aceitillo

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 Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Aceitillo

The Alexander (Zanthoxylum flavum) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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 Neotrop.