vs Malagasy civet

Inocybe tjallingiorum compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

  • is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malagasy civet
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Inocybaceae Eupleridae
Genus Inocybe Fossa
Species Inocybe tjallingiorum Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malagasy civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inocybe tjallingiorum is a small to medium-sized fibrecap mushroom with a fibrous, silky brown cap and gills that mature to brownish tones, growing in ectomycorrhizal association with deciduous trees in European forests. Like most Inocybe species, it is considered toxic and should not be consumed. Its distribution centres on temperate European woodlands with mature trees.

Malagasy civet

No description available.

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