Carnation Earthfan vs Gray Birch Mouse

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Carnation Earthfan is Least Concern while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Gray Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Thelephora	Sicista
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Sicista pseudonapaea

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Gray Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.