Bearded Fieldcap vs Beautiful Pearl

Agrocybe molesta compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Key Differences

• Bearded Fieldcap is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Fieldcap	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	Strophariaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Agrocybe	Agrotera
Species	Agrocybe molesta	Agrotera nemoralis

Conservation Status

Bearded Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Fieldcap	Beautiful Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bearded Fieldcap

The Bearded Fieldcap (Agrocybe molesta) is a species in the genus Agrocybe. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway