Oak Pin vs Spring Pin

Cudoniella acicularis compared with Cudoniella clavus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oak Pin	Spring Pin
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order same	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family same	Tricladiaceae	Tricladiaceae
Genus same	Cudoniella	Cudoniella
Species	Cudoniella acicularis	Cudoniella clavus

Evolutionary Relationship

Oak Pin and Spring Pin share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cudoniella.

Conservation Status

Oak Pin

LC — Least Concern

Spring Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oak Pin	Spring Pin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oak Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spring Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden