Bailey's pocket mouse vs Snake cholla

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bailey's pocket mouse Snake cholla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Heteromyidae Cactaceae
Genus Chaetodipus Cylindropuntia
Species Chaetodipus baileyi Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bailey's pocket mouse Snake cholla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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

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.

Snake cholla

No description available.

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