Mexican woodrat vs toothcup

Neotoma mexicana compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican woodrat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Neotoma	Ammannia
Species	Neotoma mexicana	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican woodrat	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).