bluff cinquefoil vs Fawn-colored Mouse

Potentilla arenosa compared with Mus cervicolor

Key Differences

• bluff cinquefoil is Near Threatened while Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bluff cinquefoil	Fawn-colored Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Potentilla	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Potentilla arenosa	Mus cervicolor

Conservation Status

bluff cinquefoil

NT — Near Threatened

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bluff cinquefoil	Fawn-colored Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bluff cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bluff cinquefoil

The Bluff cinquefoil (Potentilla arenosa) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.