Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Mound-building Mouse

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.