Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs spurred threadwort

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Cephaloziella
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.