Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys vs Mexican woodrat

Hylaeamys megacephalus compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mamalia) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same Rodentia (hewan pengerat) Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family same Cricetidae Cricetidae
Genus Hylaeamys Neotoma
Species Hylaeamys megacephalus Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys Mexican woodrat
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys

The Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys (Hylaeamys megacephalus) is a species in the genus Hylaeamys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

No description available.

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