Aniseed Cockleshell vs Meerkat

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lentinellus	Suricata
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Cockleshell	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.