Blewit vs Guemal

Lepista nuda compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Blewit is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blewit	Guemal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lepista	Hippocamelus
Species	Lepista nuda	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blewit	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.