Mound-building Mouse vs Red Fold Truffle

Mus spicilegus compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Discinaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Hydnotrya
Species	Mus spicilegus	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.