Flat Wrack vs Mexican woodrat

Fucus spiralis compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fucaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Fucus	Neotoma
Species	Fucus spiralis	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).