Mound-building Mouse vs Moustached Darter

Mus spicilegus compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Moustached Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Sympetrum
Species	Mus spicilegus	Sympetrum vulgatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Moustached Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.