Foxtail flatsedge vs Himalayan Field Mouse

Cyperus alopecuroides compared with Apodemus pallipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Foxtail flatsedge Himalayan Field Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cyperaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Cyperus Apodemus
Species Cyperus alopecuroides Apodemus pallipes

Conservation Status

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Foxtail flatsedge Himalayan Field Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

Himalayan Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail flatsedge

No description available.

Himalayan Field Mouse

No description available.

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