Caatinga laucha vs Prickly Heath

Calomys expulsus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Calomys	Gaultheria
Species	Calomys expulsus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.