Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs Yellow Dodder

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Cuscuta
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits 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 Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).