Alpine Field Mouse vs Irish Pouncewort

Apodemus alpicola compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Lejeunea
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Irish Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.