Mayor s Mouse vs Painted Suillus

Mus mayori compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mayor s Mouse	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Suillus
Species	Mus mayori	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mayor s Mouse	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.