Crested Coral vs wrinkled club

Clavulina coralloides compared with Clavulina rugosa

Key Differences

• Crested Coral is Least Concern while wrinkled club is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Coral	wrinkled club
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	Cantharellales (アンズタケ目)	Cantharellales (アンズタケ目)
Family same	Hydnaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus same	Clavulina	Clavulina
Species	Clavulina coralloides	Clavulina rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Coral and wrinkled club share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clavulina.

Conservation Status

Crested Coral

LC — Least Concern

wrinkled club

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Coral	wrinkled club
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Coral

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

wrinkled club

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States