Caatinga laucha vs Southern Cut Grass

Calomys expulsus compared with Leersia hexandra

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while Southern Cut Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	Southern Cut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomys	Leersia
Species	Calomys expulsus	Leersia hexandra

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Southern Cut Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	Southern Cut Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Cut Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 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.