Bonfire Inkcap vs Formosan Serow

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Capricornis
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.