Beaked Earthstar vs Jaguarundi

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Geastraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Geastrum	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.