Mexican Harvest Mouse vs water dock

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Rumex
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).