Bird's Eye vs Dung Cannon

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Pilobolus
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Dung Cannon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.