Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Running mountaingrass

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomasomys	Oplismenus
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).