Frayed Parasol vs Hare's-tail

Macrolepiota excoriata compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Frayed Parasol is Vulnerable while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frayed Parasol	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Macrolepiota	Lagurus
Species	Macrolepiota excoriata	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frayed Parasol	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States