Mule Grass vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Bouteloua americana compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Mule Grass is Not Evaluated while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mule Grass	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Bouteloua	Thomasomys
Species	Bouteloua americana	Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mule Grass	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.