Large Japanese Field Mouse vs Oriental asperula

Apodemus speciosus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Field Mouse	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Asperula
Species	Apodemus speciosus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Field Mouse	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).