Excentric Pinkgill vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Entoloma excentricum compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Excentric Pinkgill is Vulnerable while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Excentric Pinkgill	Lesser Short-tailed 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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Entoloma	Brachyuromys
Species	Entoloma excentricum	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Excentric Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Excentric Pinkgill	Lesser Short-tailed 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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.