vs Eld's Deer

Clavaria atrofusca compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Eld's Deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Eld's Deer
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	Clavariaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Clavaria	Rucervus
Species	Clavaria atrofusca	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Eld's Deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Eld's Deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clavaria atrofusca is a club fungus in the family Clavariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It produces dark-coloured, simple or sparsely branched fruiting bodies in grassland or woodland habitats. Insufficient collection data make a reliable conservation assessment difficult.