Central Andes Oldfield Mouse vs Dwarf eelgrass

Thomasomys contradictus compared with Zostera japonica

Key Differences

• Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient while Dwarf eelgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Zostera
Species	Thomasomys contradictus	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

The Central Andes Oldfield Mouse (Thomasomys contradictus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.