Caatinga laucha vs goat willow

Calomys expulsus compared with Salix caprea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	goat willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Calomys	Salix
Species	Calomys expulsus	Salix caprea

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

goat willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	goat willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

goat willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.