Love Apple vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Paris polyphylla compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Paris	Apodemus
Species	Paris polyphylla	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Nepalese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.