May Shade vs Mound-building Mouse

Cnephasia communana compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• May Shade is Endangered while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May Shade	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cnephasia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Cnephasia communana	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

May Shade and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

May Shade

EN — Endangered

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May Shade	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.