Mound-building Mouse vs Rooting Polypore

Mus spicilegus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Polyporus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.