Aniseed Funnel vs Big Finner

Clitocybe odora compared with Balaenoptera physalus

Key Differences

• Aniseed Funnel is Least Concern while Big Finner is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Funnel	Big Finner
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Clitocybe	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Clitocybe odora	Balaenoptera physalus

Conservation Status

Aniseed Funnel

LC — Least Concern

Big Finner

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Funnel	Big Finner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Funnel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Big Finner

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Aniseed Funnel

The Aniseed Funnel (Clitocybe odora) is a species in the genus Clitocybe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Big Finner

Big Finner (Balaenoptera physalus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden