Feather Stalkball vs Horn Stalkball

Onygena corvina compared with Onygena equina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Feather Stalkball	Horn Stalkball
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order same	Onygenales (Onygenales)	Onygenales (Onygenales)
Family same	Onygenaceae	Onygenaceae
Genus same	Onygena	Onygena
Species	Onygena corvina	Onygena equina

Evolutionary Relationship

Feather Stalkball and Horn Stalkball share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Onygena.

Conservation Status

Feather Stalkball

LC — Least Concern

Horn Stalkball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Feather Stalkball	Horn Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Feather Stalkball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Horn Stalkball

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden