Bailey's pocket mouse vs Fringed rue

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Ruta
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Bailey's pocket mouse

The Bailey's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus baileyi) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.