vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Entoloma queletii compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Entoloma	Salpingotus
Species	Entoloma queletii	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

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.