vs Guiana Dolphin

Coprinopsis stercorea compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Sotalia
Species	Coprinopsis stercorea	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Guiana Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Coprinopsis stercorea is a small, inky cap mushroom growing on herbivore dung and manure-enriched soils, as its species name implies. It inhabits pastures, stables, and woodland areas with dung deposits across temperate regions of Europe and North America. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes dung organic matter and autodigests its cap as spores mature.