California pocket mouse vs Cuckoo-Bread

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Oxalis
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	Cuckoo-Bread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

California pocket mouse

The California pocket mouse (Chaetodipus californicus) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.