Rötender Wirrling vs Ackerdistel

Abortiporus biennis compared with Cirsium arvense

Key Differences

  • Rötender Wirrling is Near Threatened while Ackerdistel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Rötender Wirrling Ackerdistel
Kingdom Fungi (Pilze) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige) Asterales (Asternartige)
Family Podoscyphaceae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Abortiporus Cirsium
Species Abortiporus biennis Cirsium arvense

Conservation Status

Rötender Wirrling

NT — Near Threatened

Ackerdistel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Rötender Wirrling Ackerdistel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rötender Wirrling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ackerdistel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Rötender Wirrling

The Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis) is a species in the genus Abortiporus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Ackerdistel

The Boar Thistle (Cirsium arvense) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile.

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