California pocket mouse vs forked veilwort

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Metzgeria
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	forked veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.