Field Foxtail vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Apodemus latronum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Field Foxtail Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Alopecurus Apodemus
Species Alopecurus pratensis Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Field Foxtail Large-eared Field Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

Large-eared Field Mouse

No description available.

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