Beautiful Plume vs Dung Cannon

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Pilobolus
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Dung Cannon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Dung Cannon

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.