vs Gobi Jerboa

Coprinopsis stercorea compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gobi Jerboa
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Psathyrellaceae Dipodidae
Genus Coprinopsis Allactaga
Species Coprinopsis stercorea Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gobi Jerboa
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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).

Gobi Jerboa

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.

Gobi Jerboa

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