Bicoloured Pinkgill vs

Entoloma dichroum compared with Entoloma elodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bicoloured Pinkgill
Kingdom same Fungi (เห็ดรา) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same Entolomataceae Entolomataceae
Genus same Entoloma Entoloma
Species Entoloma dichroum Entoloma elodes

Evolutionary Relationship

Bicoloured Pinkgill and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Entoloma.

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bicoloured Pinkgill
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicoloured Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bicoloured Pinkgill

The Bicoloured Pinkgill (Entoloma dichroum) is a species in the genus Entoloma. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Entoloma elodes is a small pink-spored mushroom with a hygrophanous cap that fades when drying and a distinctive smell. It grows in wet meadows, marshy grasslands, and moist woodland margins in temperate Europe. This ecologically sensitive fungus inhabits nutrient-poor, unimproved wetland-influenced grassland habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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