Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Heteranthera dubia compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Thomasomys
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Thomasomys nicefori

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.