California pocket mouse vs Fan-leaf Spiderhead

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Serruria pedunculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	Fan-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Serruria
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Serruria pedunculata

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fan-leaf Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	Fan-leaf Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fan-leaf Spiderhead

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.