Beira vs

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Clitocybe subspadicea

Key Differences

  • Beira is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beira
Kingdom Animalia (प्राणी) Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum Chordata (रज्जुकी) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (स्तनधारी) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Tricholomataceae
Genus Dorcatragus Clitocybe
Species Dorcatragus megalotis Clitocybe subspadicea

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beira
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

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.

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.

Clitocybe subspadicea is an agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae native to temperate European forests. The species epithet subspadicea indicates a date-brown or chestnut-brown coloration ('spadiceus' meaning date-brown in Latin), somewhat darker than the whitish or pale grey tones typical of many Clitocybe species, making it more readily distinguished in the field. It fruits in autumn on forest floors of deciduous and mixed woodlands, where it decomposes leaf litter and organic matter as a saprotrophic fungus. The cap is depressed to funnel-shaped, gills are decurrent and crowded, and the stipe is cylindrical and slender, following the typical Clitocybe growth form. The darker pigmentation may reflect production of melanins or other pigment compounds providing protection against UV radiation or desiccation during fruiting. Documentation of species like C. subspadicea through careful field work and herbarium specimens contributes to understanding the remarkable macrofungal diversity of European temperate forests, where hundreds of agaric species perform essential ecological roles in energy flow and nutrient cycling.

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