False Turkey-Tail vs Jaguarundi

Stereum ostrea compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Stereaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Stereum	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Stereum ostrea	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.