Mouse-tailed dormouse vs Painted Suillus

Myomimus roachi compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse-tailed dormouse	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Gliridae	Suillaceae
Genus	Myomimus	Suillus
Species	Myomimus roachi	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse-tailed dormouse	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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.