Larch Knight vs Lofty Pericote

Tricholoma psammopus compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Larch Knight	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Auliscomys
Species	Tricholoma psammopus	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Larch Knight	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Larch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.