Carnation Earthfan vs Javan Rusa

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

Carnation Earthfan is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Javan Rusa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Thelephora	Rusa
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Javan Rusa
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.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.