vs Großsporiger Häubling

Galerina heimansii compared with Galerina clavata

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Großsporiger Häubling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Großsporiger Häubling
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	Hymenogastraceae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus same	Galerina	Galerina
Species	Galerina heimansii	Galerina clavata

Evolutionary Relationship

and Großsporiger Häubling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Galerina.

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Großsporiger Häubling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Großsporiger Häubling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Großsporiger Häubling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Galerina heimansii is a small, brown mushroom in the deadly Galerina genus with hygrophanous cap and brown gills. It grows in moss-rich habitats including peatlands, wet woodland floors, and bryophyte-covered logs in temperate European environments. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes moss-associated organic matter and is closely associated with Sphagnum and related bryophytes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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