Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Tickclover

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Tickclover
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	Desmodium
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.