Bark Mycena vs Mountain Tapir

Mycena corticola compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Mycenaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Mycena	Tapirus
Species	Mycena corticola	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.