Foxtail vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amaranthus	Apodemus
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Apodemus speciosus

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.