Matsutake vs Northern Birch Mouse

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Northern Birch 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	Dipodidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Sicista
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Northern Birch 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.

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