Brown Roll Rim vs Japanese Squirrel

Paxillus involutus compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paxillaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Paxillus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Paxillus involutus	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Japanese Squirrel
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).

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.