vs Forest Dormouse

Entoloma versatile compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Gliridae
Genus	Entoloma	Dryomys
Species	Entoloma versatile	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Forest Dormouse
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. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma versatile is a small to medium-sized Entoloma mushroom with variable coloration in shades of grey, brown, or olive, and the characteristic pink spore print of the genus. It grows in grasslands, woodland edges, and scrubby habitats across temperate Europe. Near Threatened, its rarity is linked to the decline of ancient, unimproved grasslands under agricultural intensification.