Alpine Field Mouse vs Golden-Heather

Apodemus alpicola compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Golden-Heather
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 ericoides

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.