Beautiful Plume vs Diminutive Agaricus

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Agaricus diminutivus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Diminutive Agaricus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Diminutive Agaricus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pterophoridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Amblyptilia	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Agaricus diminutivus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Diminutive Agaricus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Diminutive Agaricus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Diminutive Agaricus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.