Alpine Field Mouse vs Water spangles

Apodemus alpicola compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Salvinia
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.