Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs screw-bean

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Prosopis pubescens

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while screw-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	screw-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Prosopis
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	screw-bean
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.

screw-bean

Habitat

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

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.