Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Poison Sumac

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Toxicodendron
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Poison Sumac
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.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.