Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Poto Dorado

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while Poto Dorado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Poto Dorado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Arctocebus
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Harvest Mouse and Poto Dorado share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Poto Dorado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Poto Dorado
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.

Poto Dorado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.