Mound-building Mouse vs Root Rot

Mus spicilegus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Root Rot
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)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Heterobasidion
Species	Mus spicilegus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.