Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling vs Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling

Phaeocollybia arduennensis compared with Phaeocollybia lugubris

Key Differences

Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling is Endangered while Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling	Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling
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	Phaeocollybia	Phaeocollybia
Species	Phaeocollybia arduennensis	Phaeocollybia lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling and Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaeocollybia.

Ansehen Genus: Phaeocollybia

Conservation Status

Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling

EN — Endangered

Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling	Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gemeiner Wurzelschnitzling

Habitat

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

Range

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

Kleiner Wurzelschnitzling

Phaeocollybia arduennensis is a deep-rooting agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It grows in old-growth conifer and mixed forests, producing distinctive tawny-brown, conical caps and a tapering pseudorhiza anchored deep in the soil. Its endangered status reflects dependence on undisturbed, mature forest with deep, humus-rich soils.