Four-spotted Chaser vs Gray Birch Mouse

Libellula quadrimaculata compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Four-spotted Chaser is Least Concern while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-spotted Chaser	Gray Birch Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Libellulidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Libellula	Sicista
Species	Libellula quadrimaculata	Sicista pseudonapaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-spotted Chaser and Gray Birch Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-spotted Chaser	Gray Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.