Blue star vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Amsonia orientalis compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Melanogaster
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.