vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Entoloma queletii compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

  • is Near Threatened while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fiery Spiny 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 Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Entoloma Acomys
Species Entoloma queletii Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fiery Spiny 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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma queletii is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Near Threatened (NT). It is found in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands, a declining habitat type across Europe. Its near-threatened status reflects the loss of old, traditionally managed grasslands.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

No description available.

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