Aromatic Pinkgill vs Black Kauri

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Agathis atropurpurea

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while Black Kauri is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Black Kauri
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Entolomataceae	Braconidae
Genus	Entoloma	Agathis
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Agathis atropurpurea

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Black Kauri
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Aromatic Pinkgill

The Aromatic Pinkgill, Entoloma pleopodium, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Black Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.