Alpine Field Mouse vs Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Apodemus alpicola compared with Pilosella officinarum

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Mouse-Ear Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apodemus	Pilosella
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Pilosella officinarum

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland 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.