Caatinga laucha vs Tropical dropseed

Calomys expulsus compared with Sporobolus tenuissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	Tropical dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomys	Sporobolus
Species	Calomys expulsus	Sporobolus tenuissimus

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Tropical dropseed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	Tropical dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.