Hare's-tail vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Lagurus ovatus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Melanogaster
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden