Aromatic Pinkgill vs Felted Pinkgill

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Entoloma griseocyaneum

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while Felted Pinkgill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Felted Pinkgill
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Entolomataceae	Entolomataceae
Genus same	Entoloma	Entoloma
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Entoloma griseocyaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Aromatic Pinkgill and Felted Pinkgill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Entoloma.

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Felted Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Felted Pinkgill
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.

Felted Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden