Lilac Domecap vs Mexican Agouti

Calocybe onychina compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Lilac Domecap is Not Evaluated while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lilac Domecap	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Calocybe	Dasyprocta
Species	Calocybe onychina	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Lilac Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lilac Domecap	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lilac Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.