vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Entoloma hispidulum compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Entoloma	Calomyscus
Species	Entoloma hispidulum	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

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.