Cracking Clitocybe vs Meller’s Mongoose

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Rhynchogale
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.