Large-eared Field Mouse vs Nutgrass

Apodemus latronum compared with Cyperus rotundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Field Mouse Nutgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Cyperaceae
Genus Apodemus Cyperus
Species Apodemus latronum Cyperus rotundus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Field Mouse Nutgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Large-eared Field Mouse

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Nutgrass

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