Gum-elemi vs Toupeira

Bursera simaruba compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated while Toupeira is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gum-elemi	Toupeira
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Burseraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Bursera	Talpa
Species	Bursera simaruba	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gum-elemi	Toupeira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gum-elemi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Toupeira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.