California pocket mouse vs devil's-tongue cactus

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Ferocactus latispinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	devil's-tongue cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Ferocactus
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Ferocactus latispinus

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

devil's-tongue cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	devil's-tongue cactus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil's-tongue cactus

Habitat

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

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.