Mexican woodrat vs mountain melick

Neotoma mexicana compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican woodrat	mountain melick
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	Neotoma	Melica
Species	Neotoma mexicana	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican woodrat	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.