Ranziger Trichterling vs Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling

Clitocybe phaeophthalma compared with Clitocybe subcordispora

Key Differences

Ranziger Trichterling is Least Concern while Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ranziger Trichterling	Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family same	Tricholomataceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus same	Clitocybe	Clitocybe
Species	Clitocybe phaeophthalma	Clitocybe subcordispora

Evolutionary Relationship

Ranziger Trichterling and Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clitocybe.

Ansehen Genus: Clitocybe

Conservation Status

Ranziger Trichterling

LC — Least Concern

Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ranziger Trichterling	Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ranziger Trichterling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ranziger Trichterling

The Chicken Run Funnel (Clitocybe phaeophthalma) is a species in the genus Clitocybe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brauner Trompeten-Trichterling

Clitocybe subcordispora is a saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, with the species epithet subcordispora likely referencing slightly heart-shaped or cordiform spores observed under microscopy, a feature useful in distinguishing it from other pale Clitocybe species. It inhabits temperate European forest floors, woodland margins, and grassy clearings, fruiting in autumn among leaf litter and humus. The fruiting body presents the characteristic Clitocybe form with a depressed to funnel-shaped pale cap, decurrent gills, and cylindrical stipe. Spore morphology is an important taxonomic character within this genus, and the slightly cordiform spore outline of C. subcordispora may reflect adaptation to specific dispersal modes or represent a plesiomorphic character within the clade. The species contributes to saprotrophic fungal diversity in European temperate forests, where dozens of Clitocybe species occupy slightly different ecological niches in the decomposition of leaf litter, woody debris, and soil organic matter, collectively driving the nutrient cycling processes essential to forest ecosystem function.