Large Japanese Field Mouse vs Light Red Meranti

Apodemus speciosus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Field Mouse	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Shorea
Species	Apodemus speciosus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Field Mouse	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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