Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Foxtail

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Amaranthus
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.