Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs sweet tanglehead

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomasomys	Heteropogon
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and 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.