Matsutake vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Peninsular Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Chaetodipus
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
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.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.