Mound-building Mouse vs Pigeon Flea

Mus spicilegus compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Ceratophyllus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).