Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Root Rot

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Heterobasidion
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.