Mound-building Mouse vs winter heath

Mus spicilegus compared with Erica carnea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	winter heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Erica
Species	Mus spicilegus	Erica carnea

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

winter heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winter heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).