Bogota Grass Mouse vs silk-tassel

Neomicroxus bogotensis compared with Garrya elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Grass Mouse	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Cricetidae	Garryaceae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Garrya
Species	Neomicroxus bogotensis	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Bogota Grass Mouse

LC — Least Concern

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Grass Mouse	silk-tassel
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.

silk-tassel

Habitat

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

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.