Black Bent vs Deer Mushroom

Agrostis gigantea compared with Pluteus cervinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Deer Mushroom
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Poales (Grasses) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Pluteaceae
Genus Agrostis Pluteus
Species Agrostis gigantea Pluteus cervinus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Deer Mushroom
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Deer Mushroom

No description available.

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