Ecuador-Feldmaus vs Root-headed Centaury

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador-Feldmaus	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Neomicroxus	Centaurea
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Ecuador-Feldmaus

EN — Endangered

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador-Feldmaus	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuador-Feldmaus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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