Frayed Parasol vs Mound-building Mouse

Macrolepiota excoriata compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Frayed Parasol is Vulnerable while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frayed Parasol	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Macrolepiota	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Macrolepiota excoriata	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frayed Parasol	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.