vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Marasmius torquescens compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Marasmius	Calomyscus
Species	Marasmius torquescens	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marasmius torquescens is a small, saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Marasmiaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces tough, wiry-stemmed fruiting bodies that can revive after desiccation, a characteristic trait of the genus. It grows on decaying leaf litter and woody debris in woodland environments.