Capon'S-Feather vs Yellow Domecap

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Calocybe chrysenteron

Key Differences

• Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while Yellow Domecap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Yellow Domecap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Calocybe
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Calocybe chrysenteron

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Domecap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Yellow Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Yellow Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway