vs Crested servaline genet

Coprinopsis phaeospora compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Crested servaline genet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Genetta
Species	Coprinopsis phaeospora	Genetta cristata

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Crested servaline genet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Crested servaline genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis phaeospora is a small, delicate inky cap mushroom with a pale grey, pleated cap and dark spores. It grows on dung, compost, and nutrient-enriched soils in temperate grasslands and woodland edges across Europe. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in dung-enriched habitats.