Blue Roundhead vs Brindled Flat-body

Stropharia caerulea compared with Agonopterix arenella

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	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	Strophariaceae	Depressariidae
Genus	Stropharia	Agonopterix
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Agonopterix arenella

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Roundhead	Brindled Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway