vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Coprinopsis kubickae compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ord's kangaroo 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 Heteromyidae
Genus Coprinopsis Dipodomys
Species Coprinopsis kubickae Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ord's kangaroo 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.

Ord's kangaroo 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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

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