Larch Disco vs Northern Birch Mouse

Lachnellula occidentalis compared with Sicista betulina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Larch Disco	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lachnaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lachnellula	Sicista
Species	Lachnellula occidentalis	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Larch Disco

LC — Least Concern

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Larch Disco	Northern Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Larch Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden