Mouse bandicoot vs Red-Disked Alpine

Microperoryctes murina compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse bandicoot	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Peramelidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Microperoryctes	Erebia
Species	Microperoryctes murina	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mouse bandicoot and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse bandicoot	Red-Disked Alpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.