Mound-building Mouse vs Soft Puffball

Mus spicilegus compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Soft Puffball
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)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lycoperdon
Species	Mus spicilegus	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).