Bailey's pocket mouse vs mat muhly

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while mat muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	mat muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chaetodipus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

mat muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	mat muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mat muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.