Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Tropical dropseed

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Sporobolus tenuissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Tropical dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eozapus	Sporobolus
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Sporobolus tenuissimus

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tropical dropseed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Tropical dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.