Beech Knight vs Japanese Noctule

Tricholoma sciodes compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Beech Knight is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Knight	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Nyctalus
Species	Tricholoma sciodes	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Beech Knight

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Knight	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beech Knight

The Beech Knight (Tricholoma sciodes) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.