Brown Roll Rim vs Foca Pia

Paxillus involutus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Brown Roll Rim is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Paxillaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Paxillus	Pagophilus
Species	Paxillus involutus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Foca Pia
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).

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden