Alpine Field Mouse vs milky draba

Apodemus alpicola compared with Draba lactea

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while milky draba is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	milky draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Draba
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Draba lactea

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

milky draba

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	milky draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milky draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. 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.