plúteo amarillo vs plúteo verde

Pluteus leoninus compared with Pluteus salicinus

Key Differences

• plúteo amarillo is Vulnerable while plúteo verde is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	plúteo amarillo	plúteo verde
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Pluteaceae	Pluteaceae
Genus same	Pluteus	Pluteus
Species	Pluteus leoninus	Pluteus salicinus

Evolutionary Relationship

plúteo amarillo and plúteo verde share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pluteus.

Conservation Status

plúteo amarillo

VU — Vulnerable

plúteo verde

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	plúteo amarillo	plúteo verde
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

plúteo amarillo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

plúteo verde

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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