Dry Rot vs Percival's spiny mouse

Serpula lacrymans compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Percival's spiny 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	Acomys
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Acomys percivali

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Percival's spiny mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Percival's spiny 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).

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.