Bailey's pocket mouse vs Water spangles

Chaetodipus baileyi compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Bailey's pocket mouse is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bailey's pocket mouse	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Salvinia
Species	Chaetodipus baileyi	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Bailey's pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bailey's pocket mouse	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bailey's pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.