Charcoal Cup vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Peziza echinospora compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Cup	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pezizaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Peziza	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Peziza echinospora	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Charcoal Cup

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Cup	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Charcoal Cup

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Charcoal Cup

The Charcoal Cup (Peziza echinospora) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.