Formosan koa vs Mayor s Mouse

Acacia confusa compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Mayor s Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acacia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Acacia confusa	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Mayor s Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.