narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth vs Percival's spiny mouse

Hemaris tityus compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sphingidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hemaris	Acomys
Species	Hemaris tityus	Acomys percivali

Evolutionary Relationship

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth and Percival's spiny mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.