Dry Rot vs Mound-building Mouse

Serpula lacrymans compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Serpulidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Serpula	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.