Beech Mushroom vs Formosan Serow

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Capricornis
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.