vs Patagonian Weasel

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Patagonian Weasel
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	Lyncodon
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Patagonian Weasel
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.

Patagonian Weasel

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.