Mound-building Mouse vs Welsh Pocket-moss

Mus spicilegus compared with Fissidens celticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Welsh Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Fissidens
Species	Mus spicilegus	Fissidens celticus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Welsh Pocket-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Welsh Pocket-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.