Chestnut Pigmy vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Stigmella samiatella compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Pigmy is Least Concern while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Pigmy	Dusky Hopping 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	Notomys
Species	Stigmella samiatella	Notomys fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Pigmy and Dusky Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Pigmy	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Pigmy

The Chestnut Pigmy (Stigmella samiatella) 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.