Ashen Crust vs Red Tree Brain Fungus

Peniophora lycii compared with Peniophora rufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Red Tree Brain Fungus
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Russulales (Russulales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family same	Peniophoraceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus same	Peniophora	Peniophora
Species	Peniophora lycii	Peniophora rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashen Crust and Red Tree Brain Fungus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Peniophora.

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Red Tree Brain Fungus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Red Tree Brain Fungus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

Red Tree Brain Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States