Beautiful Pearl vs Tuberous Polypore

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Crambidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Polyporus
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Tuberous Polypore
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.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.