Cellar Cup vs Chinese giant salamander

Peziza cerea compared with Andrias davidianus

Key Differences

• Cellar Cup is Not Evaluated while Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cellar Cup	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Pezizaceae	Cryptobranchidae
Genus	Peziza	Andrias
Species	Peziza cerea	Andrias davidianus

Conservation Status

Cellar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cellar Cup	Chinese giant salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cellar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cellar Cup

The Cellar Cup (Peziza cerea) is a species in the genus Peziza. Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.