Apple Pigmy vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Stigmella malella compared with Apodemus gurkha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nepticulidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Stigmella	Apodemus
Species	Stigmella malella	Apodemus gurkha

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Nepalese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Nepalese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.