Black-edged Marble vs Fawn-colored Mouse

Endothenia nigricostana compared with Mus cervicolor

Key Differences

• Black-edged Marble is Near Threatened while Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-edged Marble	Fawn-colored Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Endothenia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Endothenia nigricostana	Mus cervicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-edged Marble and Fawn-colored Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-edged Marble

NT — Near Threatened

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-edged Marble	Fawn-colored Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-edged Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-edged Marble

The Black-edged Marble (Endothenia nigricostana) is a species in the genus Endothenia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.