Berkeley's Earthstar vs Cursorial Akodont

Geastrum berkeleyi compared with Akodon cursor

Key Differences

• Berkeley's Earthstar is Extinct while Cursorial Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berkeley's Earthstar	Cursorial Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geastraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Geastrum	Akodon
Species	Geastrum berkeleyi	Akodon cursor

Conservation Status

Berkeley's Earthstar

EX — Extinct

Cursorial Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berkeley's Earthstar	Cursorial Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berkeley's Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cursorial Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Berkeley's Earthstar

The Berkeley's Earthstar (Geastrum berkeleyi) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.