Caatinga laucha vs Soapberry

Calomys expulsus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Calomys	Sapindus
Species	Calomys expulsus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.