vs King genet

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Genetta poensis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while King genet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		King genet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Niaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Genetta
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Genetta poensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

King genet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		King genet
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.

King genet

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.