Mound-building Mouse vs Ruby Bolete

Mus spicilegus compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Ruby 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)	Hortiboletus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.