Sooty Shield vs plúteo verde

Pluteus ephebeus compared with Pluteus salicinus

Key Differences

• Sooty Shield is Data Deficient while plúteo verde is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sooty Shield	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 ephebeus	Pluteus salicinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

plúteo verde

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sooty Shield	plúteo verde
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sooty Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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