Alpine Field Mouse vs Beach-Heath

Apodemus alpicola compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Beach-Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cistaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Hudsonia
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Hudsonia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Beach-Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpine Field Mouse

The Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.