Mound-building Mouse vs Peaked Webcap

Mus spicilegus compared with Cortinarius acutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Peaked 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 acutus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.