Field Blewit vs Great Gerbil

Lepista personata compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• Field Blewit is Not Evaluated while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Blewit	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lepista	Rhombomys
Species	Lepista personata	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Blewit	Great Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.