vs Peale s Dolphin

Hypoxylon petriniae compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hypoxylon	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Hypoxylon petriniae	Lagenorhynchus australis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Peale s Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.