Popayán Thomasomys vs Chilipuca Colorada

Thomasomys popayanus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Popayán Thomasomys is Data Deficient while Chilipuca Colorada is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Popayán Thomasomys	Chilipuca Colorada
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Phaseolus
Species	Thomasomys popayanus	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Popayán Thomasomys

DD — Data Deficient

Chilipuca Colorada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Popayán Thomasomys	Chilipuca Colorada
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.

Chilipuca Colorada

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia