Ashen Shield vs black wattle

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Acacia celsa

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	black wattle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pluteaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pluteus	Acacia
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Acacia celsa

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

black wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.