Mound-building Mouse vs Stinking Earthfan

Mus spicilegus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Thelephora
Species	Mus spicilegus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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