Glossy Ibis vs Mound-building Mouse

Plegadis falcinellus compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glossy Ibis	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Threskiornithidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Plegadis	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Plegadis falcinellus	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Glossy Ibis and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Glossy Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glossy Ibis	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glossy Ibis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 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.