Pointed Club vs Clavaire de Zollinger

Clavaria acuta compared with Clavaria zollingeri

Key Differences

• Pointed Club is Not Evaluated while Clavaire de Zollinger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pointed Club	Clavaire de Zollinger
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	Clavariaceae	Clavariaceae
Genus same	Clavaria	Clavaria
Species	Clavaria acuta	Clavaria zollingeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Pointed Club and Clavaire de Zollinger share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clavaria.

Conservation Status

Pointed Club

NE — Not Evaluated

Clavaire de Zollinger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pointed Club	Clavaire de Zollinger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pointed Club

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Clavaire de Zollinger

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway