Aromatic Pinkgill vs Shield Pinkgill

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Shield 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 pleopodium	Entoloma clypeatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

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

Aromatic Pinkgill

The Aromatic Pinkgill, Entoloma pleopodium, is a species. It is currently assessed 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden