Bighead Inkcap vs Japanese Squirrel

Coprinopsis macrocephala compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bighead Inkcap	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Coprinopsis macrocephala	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Bighead Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bighead Inkcap	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bighead Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Bighead Inkcap

The Bighead Inkcap (Coprinopsis macrocephala) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.