Beautiful Plume vs Star Dapperling

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pterophoridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Amblyptilia	Lepiota
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Star Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.