Brown oak slender vs Wrinkled Shield

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Pluteus phlebophorus

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Wrinkled Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Wrinkled Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Gracillariidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Pluteus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Pluteus phlebophorus

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Wrinkled Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Wrinkled Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden