Fawn-colored Mouse vs Mexican woodrat

Mus cervicolor compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Neotoma
Species	Mus cervicolor	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-colored Mouse and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.