Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs grape ground-cherry

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Physalis viscosa

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while grape ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	grape ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Physalis
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Physalis viscosa

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

grape ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	grape ground-cherry
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.

grape ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.