Caatinga laucha vs false broom

Calomys expulsus compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	false broom
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomys	Brachypodium
Species	Calomys expulsus	Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	false broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.