Mound-building Mouse vs Small Chanterelle

Mus spicilegus compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cantharellus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Small Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.