Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Thrift Rust

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Uromyces
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Thrift Rust
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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.