Mound-building Mouse vs Tuberous Polypore

Mus spicilegus compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Polyporus
Species	Mus spicilegus	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Tuberous Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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