Matsutake vs Northern Treeshrew

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Tupaia belangeri

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Tupaia
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Northern Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.