vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cortinariaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Cortinarius Notomys
Species Cortinarius urbicus Notomys fuscus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Hopping Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius urbicus is a robust, fibrous-capped mushroom in the Cortinarius genus with a silky brown cap and rust-spored gills at maturity. It inhabits coniferous and mixed forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with spruce, pine, and occasionally deciduous trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by trading sugars with its tree partners in forest soil environments.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

No description available.

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