Alpine Field Mouse vs Button Dodder

Apodemus alpicola compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Alpine Field Mouse is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Cuscuta
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpine Field Mouse

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.