alcon blue vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Maculinea alcon compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• alcon blue is Endangered while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alcon blue	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycaenidae	Gliridae
Genus	Maculinea	Myomimus
Species	Maculinea alcon	Myomimus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

alcon blue and Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alcon blue

EN — Endangered

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alcon blue	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alcon blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alcon blue

The Alcon blue (Maculinea alcon) is a species in the genus Maculinea. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.