Black-headed Dwarf vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Elachista atricomella compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Dwarf	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elachistidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Elachista	Reithrodontomys
Species	Elachista atricomella	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Dwarf and Mexican Harvest Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Dwarf	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Black-headed Dwarf

The Black-headed Dwarf (Elachista atricomella) is a species in the genus Elachista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.