Cracking Clitocybe vs Eden's whale

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Clitocybe	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Eden's whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway