Aromatic Pinkgill vs Japanese Weasel

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Entolomataceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Entoloma	Mustela
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Japanese Weasel
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.

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.