Loose Starweb vs Plateau Pika

Asterostroma laxum compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Ochotona
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.