Bonfire Inkcap vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Crossarchus
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.