Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Squirrel Corn

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Dicentra
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.