Brown Roll Rim vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Paxillus involutus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Paxillaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Paxillus	Crossarchus
Species	Paxillus involutus	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Roll Rim

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Roll Rim

The Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus) is a species in the genus Paxillus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.