Mound-building Mouse vs Slippery Jill

Mus spicilegus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Slippery Jill
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)	Suillaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Suillus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Slippery Jill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.