Heide-Rötling vs Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling

Entoloma elodes compared with Entoloma sepium

Key Differences

• Heide-Rötling is Vulnerable while Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heide-Rötling	Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling
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	Entolomataceae	Entolomataceae
Genus same	Entoloma	Entoloma
Species	Entoloma elodes	Entoloma sepium

Evolutionary Relationship

Heide-Rötling and Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Entoloma.

Conservation Status

Heide-Rötling

VU — Vulnerable

Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heide-Rötling	Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heide-Rötling

Habitat

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

Range

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

Blassbrauner Schlehen-Rötling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Heide-Rötling

Entoloma elodes is a small pink-spored mushroom with a hygrophanous cap that fades when drying and a distinctive smell. It grows in wet meadows, marshy grasslands, and moist woodland margins in temperate Europe. This ecologically sensitive fungus inhabits nutrient-poor, unimproved wetland-influenced grassland habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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