Mound-building Mouse vs Variable Darner

Mus spicilegus compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Aeshna
Species	Mus spicilegus	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.