Graceful Laucha vs Mule Grass

Calomys lepidus compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Graceful Laucha is Least Concern while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Laucha	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomys	Bouteloua
Species	Calomys lepidus	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Laucha	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.