Flowery Blewit vs Candelillo

Lepista irina compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Flowery Blewit is Least Concern while Candelillo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowery Blewit	Candelillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lepista	Mazama
Species	Lepista irina	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Candelillo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowery Blewit	Candelillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Candelillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.