Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Ferny Azolla

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

  • Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Central Andes Oldfield Mouse Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Cricetidae Salviniaceae
Genus Thomasomys Azolla
Species Thomasomys contradictus Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Central Andes Oldfield Mouse Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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