vs Desert Dormouse

Coprinopsis stercorea compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Selevinia
Species	Coprinopsis stercorea	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis stercorea is a small, inky cap mushroom growing on herbivore dung and manure-enriched soils, as its species name implies. It inhabits pastures, stables, and woodland areas with dung deposits across temperate regions of Europe and North America. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes dung organic matter and autodigests its cap as spores mature.