Fringed Cup vs Northern tamandua

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Northern tamandua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Encoelia	Tamandua
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Northern tamandua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.