Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist vs Gewimperter Stielbovist

Tulostoma melanocyclum compared with Tulostoma fimbriatum

Key Differences

• Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist is Critically Endangered while Gewimperter Stielbovist is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist	Gewimperter Stielbovist
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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same	Tulostoma	Tulostoma
Species	Tulostoma melanocyclum	Tulostoma fimbriatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist and Gewimperter Stielbovist share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tulostoma.

Conservation Status

Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist

CR — Critically Endangered

Gewimperter Stielbovist

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist	Gewimperter Stielbovist
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzgehöfter Stielbovist

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gewimperter Stielbovist

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Gewimperter Stielbovist

Tulostoma fimbriatum is a stalked puffball (stiltball) fungus with a small, round spore sac elevated on a slender stalk, growing in dry, sandy or calcareous soils in open habitats including dunes, short grasslands, and steppes across Europe and beyond. It releases spores through an apical mouth (peristome). Classified as Endangered, this distinctive species is threatened by loss of short, open grassland habitats and sand stabilisation.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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