vs Pichincha Thomasomys

Melanoleuca cognata compared with Thomasomys vulcani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pichincha Thomasomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melanoleuca	Thomasomys
Species	Melanoleuca cognata	Thomasomys vulcani

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Pichincha Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pichincha Thomasomys
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.

Pichincha Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Melanoleuca cognata is a medium-sized, brownish mushroom with a buff to ochre-brown cap, crowded pale gills, and a somewhat fibrous stipe. It grows on humus-rich soils in temperate deciduous and mixed forests across Europe and North America. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes leaf litter and buried woody material in woodland soils.