Fawn-colored Mouse vs Flagellate Hawkweed

Mus cervicolor compared with Pilosella flagellaris

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Flagellate Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Flagellate Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Pilosella
Species	Mus cervicolor	Pilosella flagellaris

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flagellate Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Flagellate Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flagellate Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.