Mound-building Mouse vs

Mus spicilegus compared with Staphylococcus cohnii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Staphylococcales
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Staphylococcus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Staphylococcus cohnii

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Staphylococcus cohnii is a coagulase-negative, Gram-positive coccus occurring on the skin of humans and other primates. It has been isolated from human skin, particularly on the feet and hands. This commensal bacterium rarely causes disease but can be an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts.