Golden Pholiota vs Sticky Scalycap

Pholiota aurivella compared with Pholiota gummosa

Key Differences

• Golden Pholiota is Not Evaluated while Sticky Scalycap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Pholiota	Sticky Scalycap
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 same	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family same	Strophariaceae	Strophariaceae
Genus same	Pholiota	Pholiota
Species	Pholiota aurivella	Pholiota gummosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden Pholiota and Sticky Scalycap share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pholiota.

Conservation Status

Golden Pholiota

NE — Not Evaluated

Sticky Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Pholiota	Sticky Scalycap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Sticky Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway