Mound-building Mouse vs Pine Bolete

Mus spicilegus compared with Boletus pinophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Pine Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Boletus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Boletus pinophilus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pine Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Pine Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.