Large Japanese Field Mouse vs Zipperback

Apodemus speciosus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Field Mouse	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Syrphidae
Genus	Apodemus	Chrysotoxum
Species	Apodemus speciosus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Japanese Field Mouse and Zipperback share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Field Mouse	Zipperback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.