Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Reithrodontomys	Suillus
Species	Reithrodontomys mexicanus	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Harvest Mouse	Short-Stalked Suillus
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.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.