Alpine currant vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Ribes alpinum compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine currant	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ribes	Chaetodipus
Species	Ribes alpinum	Chaetodipus arenarius

Conservation Status

Alpine currant

LC — Least Concern

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine currant	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine currant

The Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).