Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Vegetable fern

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Diplazium
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.