Flaming Scalycap vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Pholiota flammans compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Flaming Scalycap is Least Concern while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaming Scalycap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Strophariaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Pholiota	Myomimus
Species	Pholiota flammans	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaming Scalycap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.