vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Coprinopsis kubickae compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Psathyrellaceae Nesomyidae
Genus Coprinopsis Brachyuromys
Species Coprinopsis kubickae Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis kubickae is a small, ink-cap mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae, belonging to a genus of autodigestive fungi where the cap deliquesces into a black inky mass at maturity as spores are released. It grows on dung, straw, or decomposing organic matter in agricultural and woodland settings. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found across temperate Europe.

Large Short-tailed Rat

No description available.

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