Mound-building Mouse vs Sandy Laccaria

Mus spicilegus compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Laccaria
Species	Mus spicilegus	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.