Alpine Field Mouse vs pignut

Apodemus alpicola compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.