vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Hydnellum compactum compared with Myomimus roachi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom Fungi (เห็ดรา) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family Bankeraceae Gliridae
Genus Hydnellum Myomimus
Species Hydnellum compactum Myomimus roachi

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mouse-tailed dormouse
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.

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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.

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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