Bonfire Inkcap vs Mound-building Mouse

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.