Acrid Knight vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Tricholoma aestuans compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Key Differences

• Acrid Knight is Near Threatened while Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acrid Knight	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Phyllotis
Species	Tricholoma aestuans	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Acrid Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acrid Knight	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acrid Knight

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.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Acrid Knight

The Acrid Knight (Tricholoma aestuans) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems, found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.