Amber Jelly vs Exidia glandulosa

Exidia recisa compared with Exidia glandulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amber Jelly	Exidia glandulosa
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family same	Auriculariaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus same	Exidia	Exidia
Species	Exidia recisa	Exidia glandulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Amber Jelly and Exidia glandulosa share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Exidia.

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Exidia glandulosa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amber Jelly	Exidia glandulosa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Exidia glandulosa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Exidia glandulosa

The Black Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States