Alpine Toughshank vs Meerkat

Gymnopus alpinus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Toughshank	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Omphalotaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Gymnopus	Suricata
Species	Gymnopus alpinus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Alpine Toughshank

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Toughshank	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Toughshank

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Alpine Toughshank

The Alpine Toughshank (Gymnopus alpinus) is a species in the genus Gymnopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.