Rentierdasselfliege vs Mound-building Mouse

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rentierdasselfliege	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Oestridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hypoderma	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rentierdasselfliege and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Rentierdasselfliege

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rentierdasselfliege	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rentierdasselfliege

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rentierdasselfliege

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.