Fawn-colored Mouse vs Gall midge

Mus cervicolor compared with Contarinia nasturtii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Contarinia
Species	Mus cervicolor	Contarinia nasturtii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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