Bogota Grass Mouse vs Red melastome

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Melastoma
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.