Common Ink Cap vs Oursin de Hongrie

Coprinopsis atramentaria compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

Common Ink Cap is Least Concern while Oursin de Hongrie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ink Cap	Oursin de Hongrie
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Echinops
Species	Coprinopsis atramentaria	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Common Ink Cap

LC — Least Concern

Oursin de Hongrie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ink Cap	Oursin de Hongrie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ink Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Oursin de Hongrie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Common Ink Cap

<em>Coprinopsis atramentaria</em>, commonly known as the common ink cap, is a saprotrophic fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with a distribution spanning Asia (including Taiwan), Europe, and North America. The species typically grows on forest floors, buried wood, stumps, and other decomposing woody substrates in temperate regions. As a saprotroph, it plays an important ecological role in breaking down organic matter. The common ink cap is notable for containing coprine, a compound that inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase and causes unpleasant reactions when consumed with alcohol. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.