leatherstem vs Mexican woodrat

Jatropha dioica compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	leatherstem	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Jatropha	Neotoma
Species	Jatropha dioica	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

leatherstem

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

leatherstem

Habitat

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

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.