Devil'S Shoestring vs Mexican woodrat

Polygonum erectum compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Polygonum erectum	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.