Cerf d'Eld vs

Rucervus eldii compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Key Differences

• Cerf d'Eld is Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf d'Eld
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Niaceae
Genus	Rucervus	Flagelloscypha
Species	Rucervus eldii	Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Cerf d'Eld

EN — Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf d'Eld
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerf d'Eld

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.