Fawn-colored Mouse vs Meadow Waxcap

Mus cervicolor compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cuphophyllus
Species	Mus cervicolor	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Meadow Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.