Excentric Pinkgill vs False Water Rat

Entoloma excentricum compared with Xeromys myoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Excentric Pinkgill	False Water Rat
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	Xeromys
Species	Entoloma excentricum	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Excentric Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Excentric Pinkgill	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Excentric Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

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