Brown Roll Rim vs Fossa

Paxillus involutus compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Brown Roll Rim is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Paxillaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Paxillus	Cryptoprocta
Species	Paxillus involutus	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Fossa
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).

Fossa

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.