Fawn-colored Mouse vs Norway lemming

Mus cervicolor compared with Lemmus lemmus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Norway lemming
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)	Lemmus
Species	Mus cervicolor	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.