vs Chat de Chine

Flagelloscypha punctiformis compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chat de Chine
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Carnivora (carnivores)
Family Niaceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Flagelloscypha Prionailurus
Species Flagelloscypha punctiformis Prionailurus bengalensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Chat de Chine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chat de Chine
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.

Chat de Chine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

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.

Chat de Chine

No description available.

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