Brindled Plume vs Painted Suillus

Amblyptilia punctidactyla compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Brindled Plume is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Plume	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Suillaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Suillus
Species	Amblyptilia punctidactyla	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Plume	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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