Caucasus Field Mouse vs Lemon grass

Apodemus ponticus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Caucasus Field Mouse is Least Concern while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasus Field Mouse	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Apodemus	Cymbopogon
Species	Apodemus ponticus	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Caucasus Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasus Field Mouse	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasus Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 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.