Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Stinking chamomile

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomasomys	Anthemis
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.