Peruvian Laucha vs St. George's Mushroom

Calomys sorellus compared with Calocybe gambosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Laucha	St. George's Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Calomys	Calocybe
Species	Calomys sorellus	Calocybe gambosa

Conservation Status

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

St. George's Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Laucha	St. George's Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. George's Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.