Altai Birch Mouse vs Dowdy Plume

Sicista napaea compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Altai Birch Mouse is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dipodidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Sicista	Stenoptilia
Species	Sicista napaea	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Altai Birch Mouse and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.