Scaly Stalkball vs

Tulostoma melanocyclum compared with Tulostoma fimbriatum

Key Differences

• Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly Stalkball
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	Tulostoma	Tulostoma
Species	Tulostoma melanocyclum	Tulostoma fimbriatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly Stalkball and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tulostoma.

Conservation Status

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Tulostoma fimbriatum是一种有柄马勃(高跷球)真菌，生长于欧洲及其以外地区干燥的沙质或石灰质土壤中的开阔环境，包括沙丘、短草草地和草原。细长的柄顶端托起小型球形孢子囊，通过顶部开口(围口膜)释放孢子。该物种被列为濒危，因短草开阔地生境的丧失和沙地固定而受到威胁。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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