Bailey's pocket mouse vs Mexican Muhly

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Mexican 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 mexicana

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.