Loose Starweb vs Mexican woodrat

Asterostroma laxum compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Neotoma
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.