Mound-building Mouse vs Tear Dropper

Mus spicilegus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Tear Dropper
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)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Mus spicilegus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

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