Kazbeg Birch Mouse vs

Sicista kazbegica compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Kazbeg Birch Mouse is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Dipodidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Sicista	Stephanoeca
Species	Sicista kazbegica	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.