Beach-Heath vs Lesser Chiruromys

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cistaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hudsonia	Chiruromys
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.