Allegheny Serviceberry vs Matsutake

Amelanchier arborea compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Matsutake
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Tricholoma
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Matsutake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Allegheny Serviceberry

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.