Mound-building Mouse vs Olive Wax Cap

Mus spicilegus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Olive Wax Cap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hygrophorus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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