Ashen Inkcap vs Beautiful Pearl

Coprinopsis cinereofloccosa compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Key Differences

• Ashen Inkcap is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Inkcap	Beautiful Pearl
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Agrotera
Species	Coprinopsis cinereofloccosa	Agrotera nemoralis

Conservation Status

Ashen Inkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Inkcap	Beautiful Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Ashen Inkcap

Ashen inkcap (Coprinopsis cinereofloccosa) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden