Matsutake vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Reithrodontomys
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.