Alpine Field Mouse vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Apodemus alpicola compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

  • Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Field Mouse Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Rubiaceae
Genus Apodemus Spermacoce
Species Apodemus alpicola Spermacoce verticillata

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Field Mouse Shrubby false buttonweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shrubby false buttonweed

No description available.

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