Mouse bandicoot vs Painted Suillus

Microperoryctes murina compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse bandicoot	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Peramelidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Microperoryctes	Suillus
Species	Microperoryctes murina	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse bandicoot	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.