Blistered Cup vs Brindled Plume

Peziza vesiculosa compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Cup	Brindled Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Pezizomycetes (盘菌纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Pezizales (盤菌目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Pezizaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Peziza	Amblyptilia
Species	Peziza vesiculosa	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Conservation Status

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Cup	Brindled Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en