False Truffle vs Fawn-colored Mouse

Elaphomyces granulatus compared with Mus cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Truffle	Fawn-colored Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elaphomyces	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Elaphomyces granulatus	Mus cervicolor

Conservation Status

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Truffle	Fawn-colored Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.