vs Mexican woodrat

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Neotoma
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.