Mexican Harvest Mouse vs scratch grass

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.