Black Witches' Butter vs Chat de Chine

Exidia glandulosa compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Witches' Butter	Chat de Chine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Exidia	Prionailurus
Species	Exidia glandulosa	Prionailurus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Black Witches' Butter

LC — Least Concern

Chat de Chine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Witches' Butter	Chat de Chine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Witches' Butter

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Chat de Chine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

Black Witches' Butter

The Black Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.