Nitrous Pinkgill vs Polynesian rat

Entoloma politum compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Nitrous Pinkgill is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nitrous Pinkgill	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Entoloma	Rattus
Species	Entoloma politum	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Nitrous Pinkgill

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nitrous Pinkgill	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nitrous Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).