Calico-Bush vs Pale Gerbil

Kalmia latifolia compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calico-Bush	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Kalmia	Gerbillus
Species	Kalmia latifolia	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Calico-Bush

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calico-Bush	Pale Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calico-Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Calico-Bush

The Calico-Bush (Kalmia latifolia) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.