vs Zèbre de Grévy

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Equus grevyi

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Zèbre de Grévy is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Zèbre de Grévy
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Niaceae	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	Equus grevyi

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Zèbre de Grévy

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Zèbre de Grévy
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.

Zèbre de Grévy

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.