Fringed Cup vs Mound-building Mouse

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Encoelia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.