Devil'S Shoestring vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Polygonum erectum compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Polygonum	Reithrodontomys
Species	Polygonum erectum	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.