Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Painted Suillus

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Acomys	Suillus
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.