Grey Veiled Amanita vs Grisette

Amanita porphyria compared with Amanita vaginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Veiled Amanita	Grisette
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order same	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Amanita porphyria	Amanita vaginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Grey Veiled Amanita and Grisette share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amanita. (Amanitas)

Conservation Status

Grey Veiled Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Grisette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Veiled Amanita	Grisette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Veiled Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

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

Grisette

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States