Mottled Darner vs Mound-building Mouse

Aeshna clepsydra compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mottled Darner	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aeshnidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aeshna	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Aeshna clepsydra	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mottled Darner	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.