Alder Bent-wing vs Deer Mouse

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Deer Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Peromyscus
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Peromyscus maniculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Deer Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Deer Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.