Laurel vs Mexican woodrat

Guatteria hirsuta compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Laurel	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Annonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Guatteria	Neotoma
Species	Guatteria hirsuta	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.