California pocket mouse vs Delicate Stonewort

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Characeae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Chara
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.