Fawn-colored Mouse vs Formosan koa

Mus cervicolor compared with Acacia confusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fawn-colored Mouse Formosan koa
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Mus (House Mice) Acacia
Species Mus cervicolor Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fawn-colored Mouse Formosan koa
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Fawn-colored Mouse

No description available.

Formosan koa

No description available.

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