Beautiful Pearl vs Slender Parasol

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Crambidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Agrotera	Macrolepiota
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Slender Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Slender Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.