vs Falkland Island fox

Cortinarius bivelus compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Falkland Island fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Cortinariaceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Cortinarius Dusicyon
Species Cortinarius bivelus Dusicyon australis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Falkland Island fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Falkland Island fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius bivelus is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). Like other members of the genus, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees and produces a characteristic cobweb-like cortina veil when young. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size prevent a reliable conservation assessment.

Falkland Island fox

No description available.

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