Booted Knight vs Lofty Pericote

Tricholoma focale compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Booted Knight is Vulnerable while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Booted 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 focale	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Booted Knight

VU — Vulnerable

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Booted Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Booted Knight

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