Pale Gerbil vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Gerbillus perpallidus compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Pale Gerbil is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale Gerbil	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Gerbillus	Suillus
Species	Gerbillus perpallidus	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale Gerbil	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.