Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Stinging Tree

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Dendrocnide
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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