Großsporiger Mehlpilz vs Kouprey

Clitopilus daamsii compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Großsporiger Mehlpilz is Least Concern while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großsporiger Mehlpilz	Kouprey
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Entolomataceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Clitopilus	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Clitopilus daamsii	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Großsporiger Mehlpilz

LC — Least Concern

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großsporiger Mehlpilz	Kouprey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Großsporiger Mehlpilz

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Großsporiger Mehlpilz

Clitopilus daamsii is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae named in honor of a mycologist contributing to European fungal taxonomy. Like other Clitopilus species, it produces fruiting bodies with white to pale grey caps, crowded, decurrent gills that become pinkish at maturity due to the development of angular, pink-tinged spores, and a mealy or farinaceous odor and taste characteristic of the genus. It inhabits deciduous woodland floors, woodland margins, and occasionally grassy habitats in temperate Europe, where it fruits in autumn among leaf litter. The genus Clitopilus includes both edible species, most notably C. prunulus (the sweetbread mushroom), and potentially confusable species. Accurate identification of Clitopilus species relies on spore morphology, odor, taste, gill attachment, and habitat. C. daamsii represents the diversity of named entolomatoid species emerging from detailed European mycological surveys, reflecting ongoing efforts to document and describe the full diversity of fungal life in temperate ecosystems.