Caatinga laucha vs erect spiderling

Calomys expulsus compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while erect spiderling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	erect spiderling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Calomys	Boerhavia
Species	Calomys expulsus	Boerhavia erecta

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

erect spiderling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	erect spiderling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

erect spiderling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.