Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Weevil

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Sitona lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Thomasomys	Sitona
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Sitona lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse and Weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).