Flat-haired mouse vs House mouse
The flat-haired mouse is heavier: 25.2 g against 16.3 g for the house mouse, about 55% more.
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What is the difference between a flat-haired mouse and a house mouse?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The flat-haired mouse is heavier: 25.2 g against 16.3 g for the house mouse, about 55% more.
- The house mouse is longer-lived: 5 years against 1.92 years for the flat-haired mouse, about 2.6 times the lifespan.
- Both belong to the genus Mus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Flat-haired mouse | House mouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Mus platythrix | Mus musculus |
| Family | Muridae | Muridae |
| Order | Rodentia | Rodentia |
| Weight | 25.2 g – 28.6 g | 15.3 g – 20.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 1.92 years | 5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | grassland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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