Bogota Grass Mouse vs Rough Star-thistle

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Bogota Grass Mouse is Least Concern while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	Rough Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Neomicroxus	Centaurea
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	Rough Star-thistle
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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.