Chevrier s Field Mouse vs Gray Field Slug

Apodemus chevrieri compared with Deroceras reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chevrier s Field Mouse	Gray Field Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Apodemus	Deroceras
Species	Apodemus chevrieri	Deroceras reticulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chevrier s Field Mouse and Gray Field Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chevrier s Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chevrier s Field Mouse	Gray Field Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chevrier s Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Field Slug

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Chevrier s Field Mouse

The Chevrier s Field Mouse (Apodemus chevrieri) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.