Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Niaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Flagelloscypha
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.