Alpine Field Mouse vs wild safflower

Apodemus alpicola compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apodemus	Carthamus
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.