Azure Cup vs Beautiful Plume

Peziza azureoides compared with Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Key Differences

• Azure Cup is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Cup	Beautiful Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pezizaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Peziza	Amblyptilia
Species	Peziza azureoides	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Conservation Status

Azure Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Cup	Beautiful Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Cup

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Azure Cup

The Azure Cup (Peziza azureoides) is a species in the genus Peziza.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.