Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Stinking Hawk's-beard

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Stinking Hawk's-beard is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Stinking Hawk's-beard
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	Crepis
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Crepis foetida

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Hawk's-beard

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Stinking Hawk's-beard
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.

Stinking Hawk's-beard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.