Coalman vs 瓶鼻海豚

Tricholoma portentosum compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

Coalman is Data Deficient while 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coalman	瓶鼻海豚
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Tricholoma	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Tricholoma portentosum	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Coalman

DD — Data Deficient

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coalman	瓶鼻海豚
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coalman

Habitat

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

Range

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

瓶鼻海豚

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Coalman

Tricholoma portentosum, commonly called the coalman or soapy knight, is a large, prized edible mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae forming ectomycorrhizal associations with conifers, especially pines and spruces, across temperate forests of Europe and North America. The fruiting body features a grey to blackish fibrous cap 6–12 centimeters in diameter with a wavy, often undulating margin, white to pale yellow gills with a slightly soapy odour, and a white stem with grey streaks. It typically fruits in autumn in pine forests and mixed coniferous-deciduous woodland, where its underground mycorrhizal network supports tree health and nutrient uptake. Tricholoma portentosum is considered a fine edible species in several European countries, particularly in Spain, Poland, and Italy, where it is collected commercially and sold in markets. The genus Tricholoma contains numerous similar grey or silvery species, making field identification challenging and requiring careful attention to habitat, odour, and microscopic features. The species is classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN, reflecting insufficient baseline population data to determine whether it is declining. Broader declines in fruiting body abundance of ectomycorrhizal fungi across Europe have been documented through long-term monitoring, attributed primarily to atmospheric nitrogen deposition altering forest nitrogen dynamics.