Aromatic Pinkgill vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Entolomataceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Entoloma	Mesoplodon
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Mesoplodon perrini

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
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.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.