Nepalese Field Mouse vs Tuberous Thistle

Apodemus gurkha compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nepalese Field Mouse	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apodemus	Cirsium
Species	Apodemus gurkha	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nepalese Field Mouse	Tuberous Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.