vs Long-haired Akodont

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Abrothrix longipilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-haired Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Niaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Abrothrix
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Abrothrix longipilis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Long-haired Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-haired Akodont
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.

Long-haired Akodont

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.