vs Neotropical otter

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Niaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Lontra
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Neotropical otter
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.

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.