Love Apple vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Paris polyphylla compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Paris	Calomyscus
Species	Paris polyphylla	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Noble Brush-tailed 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.

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.