Beautiful Plume vs Dune Roundhead

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Stropharia halophila

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Dune Roundhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Dune Roundhead
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	Strophariaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Stropharia
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Stropharia halophila

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Dune Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Dune Roundhead
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).

Dune Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.