Ratón Alpino vs Chilipuca Colorada

Apodemus alpicola compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ratón Alpino Chilipuca Colorada
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Apodemus Phaseolus
Species Apodemus alpicola Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Ratón Alpino

LC — Least Concern

Chilipuca Colorada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ratón Alpino Chilipuca Colorada
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón Alpino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chilipuca Colorada

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Chilipuca Colorada

No description available.

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