Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Chickenweed

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Chickenweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Chickenweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Portulaca
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Portulaca quadrifida

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Chickenweed
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.

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.