Birch Knight vs Lofty Pericote

Tricholoma fulvum compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Knight	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Auliscomys
Species	Tricholoma fulvum	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Birch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Knight	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Sweden, and United States.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Knight

The Birch Knight (Tricholoma fulvum) 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.