Cracking Clitocybe vs Lowland Tapir

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Perissodactyla (奇蹄目)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Clitocybe	Tapirus
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.