Cracking Clitocybe vs Hare's-tail

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Lagurus
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Hare's-tail
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.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States