Aromatic Pinkgill vs False Water Rat

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Entoloma	Xeromys
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aromatic Pinkgill

The Aromatic Pinkgill, Entoloma pleopodium, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.