Caucasus Field Mouse vs Fringed rue

Apodemus ponticus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Caucasus Field Mouse is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasus Field Mouse	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Ruta
Species	Apodemus ponticus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Caucasus Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasus Field Mouse	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasus Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Caucasus Field Mouse

The Caucasus Field Mouse (Apodemus ponticus) 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.