Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse vs Tufted Sedge

Chaetodipus eremicus compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Bulbostylis
Species	Chaetodipus eremicus	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Tufted Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

The Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus eremicus) 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.