vs Hainan Hare

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Niaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Lepus
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hainan Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.