Common Fieldcap vs Name-shishi-take

Agrocybe pediades compared with Sarcodon leucopus

Key Differences

• Common Fieldcap is Least Concern while Name-shishi-take is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Fieldcap	Name-shishi-take
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Strophariaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agrocybe	Sarcodon
Species	Agrocybe pediades	Sarcodon leucopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Fieldcap and Name-shishi-take share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (真正担子菌綱)

Conservation Status

Common Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Name-shishi-take

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Fieldcap	Name-shishi-take
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Name-shishi-take

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Common Fieldcap

The Common Fieldcap (<em>Agrocybe pediades</em>) is a saprotrophic fungus belonging to the genus Agrocybe within the family Strophariaceae. It typically produces small, tan to pale brown cap-shaped fruiting bodies and is often found growing in clusters or scattered on lawns, grassy areas, forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil-rich ecosystems. The species typically inhabits forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems, obtaining nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter. Its geographic range includes several European countries — Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden — as well as the United States in North America. <em>Agrocybe pediades</em> is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, reflecting its broad distribution and apparent stability. Biological traits of this species, including specific data on fruiting body size, lifespan, and ecological preferences, remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Like other members of its genus, it typically fruits during warmer months and often appears after rainfall in nutrient-rich grassland and woodland habitats.

Name-shishi-take

Sarcodon leucopusはひだや管孔の代わりに傘の裏面に淡色の刺(歯)が密生した肉質の褐色の傘を持つハリタケである。ヨーロッパの温帯および亜寒帯林で針葉樹および広葉樹と外生菌根共生関係を形成する。準絶滅危惧に指定されており、窒素沈着と老齢原生林生息地の消失に敏感である。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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