Lanceleaf rattlebox vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Crotalaria lanceolata compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lanceleaf rattlebox	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Crotalaria	Reithrodontomys
Species	Crotalaria lanceolata	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Lanceleaf rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lanceleaf rattlebox	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lanceleaf rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).