Meadow Waxcap vs Mound-building Mouse

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cuphophyllus	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.