Felted Pinkgill vs Mérida Brocket

Entoloma griseocyaneum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Felted Pinkgill is Near Threatened while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felted Pinkgill	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Entolomataceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Entoloma	Mazama
Species	Entoloma griseocyaneum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Felted Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felted Pinkgill	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.