vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Entoloma hispidulum compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Entolomataceae Dasyuridae
Genus Entoloma Sminthopsis
Species Entoloma hispidulum Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma hispidulum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It grows in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands that have declined significantly due to agricultural intensification. Its endangered status reflects the severe loss of old, traditionally managed grassland ecosystems across Europe.

Hairy-footed dunnart

No description available.

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