Felted Pinkgill vs Guinea pig

Entoloma griseocyaneum compared with Cavia porcellus

Key Differences

• Felted Pinkgill is Near Threatened while Guinea pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felted Pinkgill	Guinea pig
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Caviidae
Genus	Entoloma	Cavia
Species	Entoloma griseocyaneum	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

Felted Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felted Pinkgill	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felted Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway