Fawn-colored Mouse vs Flea

Mus cervicolor compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pulicidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ctenocephalides
Species	Mus cervicolor	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).