Alpine Field Mouse vs Pitch canker

Apodemus alpicola compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Fusarium
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.