Duiquero de Jentink vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Cephalophus jentinki compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Key Differences

• Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered while Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duiquero de Jentink	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Thomasomys
Species	Cephalophus jentinki	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

Duiquero de Jentink and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duiquero de Jentink	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duiquero de Jentink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.