Mound-building Mouse vs Toothwort

Mus spicilegus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Lathraea
Species	Mus spicilegus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Toothwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.