Bark Mycena vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Mycena corticola compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mycenaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mycena	Aegilops
Species	Mycena corticola	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.