Cornflower Bolete vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Gyroporus cyanescens compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cornflower Bolete	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gyroporaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Gyroporus	Brachytarsomys
Species	Gyroporus cyanescens	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Cornflower Bolete

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cornflower Bolete	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cornflower Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.