Matsutake vs Mound-building Mouse

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tricholoma	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.