Fawn-colored Mouse vs Grooved Flax

Mus cervicolor compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Linaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Linum
Species	Mus cervicolor	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.