Devil'S Dipstick vs Mound-building Mouse

Mutinus elegans compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mutinus	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Mutinus elegans	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.