Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs silverleaf desmodium

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Desmodium
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	silverleaf desmodium
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.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia