Bailey's pocket mouse vs round-leaf cassia

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bailey's pocket mouse round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Heteromyidae Fabaceae
Genus Chaetodipus Chamaecrista
Species Chaetodipus baileyi Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bailey's pocket mouse round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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