Marbled False Truffle vs Mound-building Mouse

Elaphomyces muricatus compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled False Truffle	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (흰가시동충하초강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Eurotiales (진정둥근버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elaphomyces	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Elaphomyces muricatus	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled False Truffle	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.