Large Oecomys vs hortelã-das-roças

Oecomys superans compared with Stachys arvensis

Key Differences

• Large Oecomys is Least Concern while hortelã-das-roças is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Oecomys	hortelã-das-roças
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Oecomys	Stachys
Species	Oecomys superans	Stachys arvensis

Conservation Status

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

hortelã-das-roças

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Oecomys	hortelã-das-roças
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

hortelã-das-roças

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia