Mound-building Mouse vs Mung-bean

Mus spicilegus compared with Vigna radiata

Key Differences

• Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern while Mung-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Mung-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Vigna
Species	Mus spicilegus	Vigna radiata

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mung-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Mung-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mung-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil).