Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Phoma blight

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Epicoccum
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.