Bonfire Inkcap vs Brindled Plume

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Key Differences

Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Brindled Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	Brindled Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Amblyptilia
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Brindled Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en