Bogota Grass Mouse vs Brown Ant

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Lasius brunneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	Brown Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Formicidae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Lasius
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Lasius brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bogota Grass Mouse and Brown Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Brown Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	Brown Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Grass Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Brown Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bogota Grass Mouse

The Bogota Grass Mouse (Neomicroxus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Neomicroxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Brown Ant

The Brown Ant (Lasius brunneus) is a species in the genus Lasius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.