Beech Mushroom vs Brindled Flat-body

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Agonopterix arenella

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	Brindled Flat-body
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Depressariidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Agonopterix
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Agonopterix arenella

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Brindled Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway