Fawn-colored Mouse vs Midge

Mus cervicolor compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	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)	Dasineura
Species	Mus cervicolor	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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