vs Javan Rusa

Coprinopsis pseudofriesii compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Javan Rusa
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Rusa
Species	Coprinopsis pseudofriesii	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Javan Rusa
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.

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.

Coprinopsis pseudofriesii is a small, inky cap mushroom related to the shaggy ink cap, with a pale grey cap that liquefies at maturity. It grows on richly organic soils, old compost, and near buried woody debris in temperate forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter and woody material in its forest soil habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway