vs Heaviside-Delfin

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Heaviside-Delfin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Heaviside-Delfin
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Niaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Heaviside-Delfin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Heaviside-Delfin
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.

Heaviside-Delfin

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.