African yellow wood vs Ghost Shield

Annickia affinis compared with Pluteus pellitus

Key Differences

• African yellow wood is Least Concern while Ghost Shield is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Ghost Shield
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Annonaceae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Annickia	Pluteus
Species	Annickia affinis	Pluteus pellitus

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Ghost Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ghost Shield

Habitat

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

Range

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

African yellow wood

The African yellow wood (Annickia affinis) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.