Mound-building Mouse vs Rocky Mountain iris

Mus spicilegus compared with Iris missouriensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Rocky Mountain iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Iris
Species	Mus spicilegus	Iris missouriensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mound-building Mouse and Rocky Mountain iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rocky Mountain iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Rocky Mountain iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rocky Mountain iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.