Mound-building Mouse vs Mountain Webcap

Mus spicilegus compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cortinarius
Species	Mus spicilegus	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.