Bailey's pocket mouse vs Hidden-Scale Sedge

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Carex cryptolepis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Carex
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Carex cryptolepis

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Hidden-Scale Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hidden-Scale Sedge

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.