Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse vs small heath

Myomimus personatus compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Gliridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Myomimus	Coenonympha
Species	Myomimus personatus	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse and small heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) 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.