California pocket mouse vs Eye Bright

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Heliotropium
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.