Alpine Field Mouse vs Onion Earthball

Apodemus alpicola compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Apodemus	Scleroderma
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.