Fountain Apple-Moss vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Philonotis fontana compared with Apodemus gurkha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fountain Apple-Moss	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bartramiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Philonotis	Apodemus
Species	Philonotis fontana	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fountain Apple-Moss	Nepalese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.