Alpine Field Mouse vs cow-itch

Apodemus alpicola compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Mucuna
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.