Deceiving Knight vs Lesser Chiruromys

Tricholoma sejunctum compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Deceiving Knight is Endangered while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Knight	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tricholoma	Chiruromys
Species	Tricholoma sejunctum	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Knight	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.