Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Nutmeg

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Myristica
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).