Chinese Red Pika vs

Ochotona erythrotis compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Red Pika
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Ochotonidae Niaceae
Genus Ochotona Flagelloscypha
Species Ochotona erythrotis Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Red Pika
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Red Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinese Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

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