Fawn-colored Mouse vs Rooting Polypore

Mus cervicolor compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Polyporus
Species	Mus cervicolor	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.