Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Marsh fleabane

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomasomys	Pluchea
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.