Cape Spiny Mouse vs Painted Suillus

Acomys subspinosus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Cape Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Spiny 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Acomys	Suillus
Species	Acomys subspinosus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Cape Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Spiny Mouse	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Spiny 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.

Cape Spiny Mouse

The Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a species in the genus Acomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.