Centaury vs Himalayan Field Mouse

Centaurium erythraea compared with Apodemus pallipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centaury Himalayan Field Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Gentianaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Centaurium Apodemus
Species Centaurium erythraea Apodemus pallipes

Conservation Status

Centaury

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centaury Himalayan Field Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Himalayan Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a species in the genus Centaurium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Australia', 'Belgium', 'Bolivia', 'Brazil', 'Canada'].

Himalayan Field Mouse

No description available.

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