Field Maple vs Lesser Chiruromys

Acer campestre compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Maple	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acer	Chiruromys
Species	Acer campestre	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Maple	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.