Aromatic Pinkgill vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Pacific Spiny-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	Echimyidae
Genus	Entoloma	Proechimys
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Pacific Spiny-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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. 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.