Buttonweed vs Korean Field Mouse

Malva neglecta compared with Apodemus peninsulae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buttonweed Korean Field Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Malvaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Malva Apodemus
Species Malva neglecta Apodemus peninsulae

Conservation Status

Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Korean Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buttonweed Korean Field Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonweed

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Korean Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buttonweed

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Korean Field Mouse

No description available.

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