Mound-building Mouse vs Orange Disco

Mus spicilegus compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Aleurodiscus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

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