Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Ceylon-olive

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Cricetidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Elaeocarpus
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

The Central Andes Oldfield Mouse (Thomasomys contradictus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.