Frayed Parasol vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Macrolepiota excoriata compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Frayed Parasol is Vulnerable while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frayed Parasol	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Macrolepiota	Chiropodomys
Species	Macrolepiota excoriata	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frayed Parasol	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.