Bailey's pocket mouse vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bailey's pocket mouse Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Heteromyidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Chaetodipus Amaranthus
Species Chaetodipus baileyi Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bailey's pocket mouse Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 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.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

No description available.

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