Fawn-colored Mouse vs Headfly

Mus cervicolor compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Headfly
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)	Muscidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hydrotaea
Species	Mus cervicolor	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.