Fawn-colored Mouse vs Potato Blight

Mus cervicolor compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Phytophthora
Species	Mus cervicolor	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Potato Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).