Ashen Shield vs bristly bearberry

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pluteaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Pluteus	Arctostaphylos
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Ashen Shield

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

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.