vs Fairy Fingers

Clavaria atrofusca compared with Clavaria fragilis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Fairy Fingers is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fairy Fingers
Kingdom same	Fungi (فطر)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order same	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)
Family same	Clavariaceae	Clavariaceae
Genus same	Clavaria	Clavaria
Species	Clavaria atrofusca	Clavaria fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

and Fairy Fingers share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clavaria.

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Fairy Fingers

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Fairy Fingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Fairy Fingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Clavaria atrofusca is a club fungus in the family Clavariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It produces dark-coloured, simple or sparsely branched fruiting bodies in grassland or woodland habitats. Insufficient collection data make a reliable conservation assessment difficult.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden