Beech Mushroom vs Montane Water Vole

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Arvicola
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.