Caatinga laucha vs Green wattle

Calomys expulsus compared with Acacia decurrens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caatinga laucha Green wattle
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Mammalia (ثدييات) Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order Rodentia (قوارض) Fabales (فوليات)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Calomys Acacia
Species Calomys expulsus Acacia decurrens

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Green wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caatinga laucha Green wattle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green wattle

No description available.

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