Dung Cannon vs Northern Birch Mouse

Pilobolus crystallinus compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dung Cannon	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mucorales (Mucorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pilobolaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Pilobolus	Sicista
Species	Pilobolus crystallinus	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dung Cannon	Northern Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden