Bird's Eye vs marsh rice rat

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye marsh rice rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Sapindaceae Cricetidae
Genus Alectryon Oryzomys
Species Alectryon subcinereus Oryzomys palustris

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye marsh rice rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

marsh rice rat

No description available.

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