Brown Roll Rim vs Pale Gerbil

Paxillus involutus compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paxillaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Paxillus	Gerbillus
Species	Paxillus involutus	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Pale Gerbil
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).

Pale Gerbil

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.