Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs small water-pepper

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Persicaria minor

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while small water-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	small water-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Persicaria
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	small water-pepper
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.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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.