Cracking Clitocybe vs Malagasy civet

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Clitocybe	Fossa
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.