vs Indian Spotted Chevrotain

Coprinopsis phaeospora compared with Moschiola meminna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Indian Spotted Chevrotain
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Moschiola
Species	Coprinopsis phaeospora	Moschiola meminna

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Indian Spotted Chevrotain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Indian Spotted Chevrotain
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.

Indian Spotted Chevrotain

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis phaeospora is a small, delicate inky cap mushroom with a pale grey, pleated cap and dark spores. It grows on dung, compost, and nutrient-enriched soils in temperate grasslands and woodland edges across Europe. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in dung-enriched habitats.