Caucasus Field Mouse vs wild safflower

Apodemus ponticus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Caucasus Field Mouse is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasus Field Mouse	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apodemus	Carthamus
Species	Apodemus ponticus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Caucasus Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasus Field Mouse	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasus Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.