Mound-building Mouse vs Single-Dotted Wave

Mus spicilegus compared with Idaea dimidiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Single-Dotted Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Geometridae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Idaea
Species	Mus spicilegus	Idaea dimidiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Mound-building Mouse and Single-Dotted Wave share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Single-Dotted Wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Single-Dotted Wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Single-Dotted Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.