Alectryon vs long-tailed pocket mouse

Alectryon tropicus compared with Chaetodipus formosus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while long-tailed pocket mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	long-tailed pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Alectryon	Chaetodipus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Chaetodipus formosus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

long-tailed pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	long-tailed pocket mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

long-tailed pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.