Bitter-Ash vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Euonymus atropurpureus compared with Apodemus latronum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Ash	Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Celastraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Euonymus	Apodemus
Species	Euonymus atropurpureus	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Bitter-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Ash	Large-eared Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Ash

The Bitter-Ash (Euonymus atropurpureus) is a species in the genus Euonymus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.