Excentric Pinkgill vs Northern Birch Mouse

Entoloma excentricum compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• Excentric Pinkgill is Vulnerable while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Excentric Pinkgill	Northern Birch 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	Dipodidae
Genus	Entoloma	Sicista
Species	Entoloma excentricum	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Excentric Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Excentric Pinkgill	Northern Birch Mouse
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.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden