Dark Crottle vs Mound-building Mouse

Hypogymnia physodes compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crottle	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hypogymnia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hypogymnia physodes	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crottle	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Crottle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.