Flowery Blewit vs Large-eared Hutia

Lepista irina compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Flowery Blewit is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowery Blewit	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Lepista	Mesocapromys
Species	Lepista irina	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowery Blewit	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.