vs Pampas fox

Mollisia ramealis compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pampas fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Mollisiaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Mollisia	Lycalopex
Species	Mollisia ramealis	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pampas fox
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.

Pampas fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.