Altai Birch Mouse vs Painted Suillus

Sicista napaea compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Altai Birch Mouse is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Sicista	Suillus
Species	Sicista napaea	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.