California pocket mouse vs Yellow Dodder

Chaetodipus californicus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• California pocket mouse is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California pocket mouse	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Cuscuta
Species	Chaetodipus californicus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California pocket mouse	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.