Ratón Alpino vs Rata-canguro de Merriam

Apodemus alpicola compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratón Alpino	Rata-canguro de Merriam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Apodemus	Dipodomys
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Ratón Alpino and Rata-canguro de Merriam share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Ratón Alpino

LC — Least Concern

Rata-canguro de Merriam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratón Alpino	Rata-canguro de Merriam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón Alpino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rata-canguro de Merriam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ratón Alpino

The Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.