Bailey's pocket mouse vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Heteranthera
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.