Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Rose cactus

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Pereskia grandifolia

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Rose cactus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Rose cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Pereskia
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Pereskia grandifolia

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Rose cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Rose cactus
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.

Rose cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

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.