Alpine Field Mouse vs Spathulate Botrychium

Apodemus alpicola compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Botrychium
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.