Bailey's pocket mouse vs Orange cestrum

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bailey's pocket mouse Orange cestrum
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Heteromyidae Solanaceae
Genus Chaetodipus Cestrum
Species Chaetodipus baileyi Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bailey's pocket mouse Orange cestrum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Orange cestrum

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia