Big-Leaf Maple vs Excentric Pinkgill

Acer macrophyllum compared with Entoloma excentricum

Key Differences

  • Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Excentric Pinkgill is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Leaf Maple Excentric Pinkgill
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Entolomataceae
Genus Acer Entoloma
Species Acer macrophyllum Entoloma excentricum

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Excentric Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Leaf Maple Excentric Pinkgill
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Excentric Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Excentric Pinkgill

No description available.

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