Brown Flat-body vs Northern Birch Mouse

Depressaria badiella compared with Sicista betulina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Flat-body	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Depressariidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Depressaria	Sicista
Species	Depressaria badiella	Sicista betulina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Flat-body and Northern Birch Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Flat-body	Northern Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Brown Flat-body

The Brown Flat-body (Depressaria badiella) is a species in the genus Depressaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden