Bark Mycena vs bristly bearberry

Mycena corticola compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	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	Mycenaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Mycena	Arctostaphylos
Species	Mycena corticola	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. 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.