vs Mexican vole

Hydnellum compactum compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microtus
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.