Bogota Grass Mouse vs Foxtail copperleaf

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Acalypha
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

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.