Gray Birch Mouse vs Splayed Deerfly

Sicista pseudonapaea compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Birch Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dipodidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Sicista	Chrysops
Species	Sicista pseudonapaea	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Birch Mouse and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Birch Mouse	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.