Caatinga laucha vs 'Ihi

Calomys expulsus compared with Oxalis corniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caatinga laucha 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Cricetidae Oxalidaceae
Genus Calomys Oxalis
Species Calomys expulsus Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caatinga laucha 'Ihi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

'Ihi

No description available.

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