Hasenohr
Otidea leporina
Otidea leporina is a species of fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. It was given its current name by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Pezizomycetes
Order
Pezizales
Family
Otideaceae
Genus
Otidea
Hasenohr belongs to the family Otideaceae, order Pezizales, within the Pezizomycetes class.
Species Profile
Otidea leporina is a species of fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. It was given its current name by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. It contains toxins which may cause serious gastric upset.
Otidea leporina faces significant decline due to habitat loss from deforestation and land conversion, particularly affecting the old-growth and mature forest ecosystems it depends on. Climate change is altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes that are critical for this fungal species' reproductive cycles and mycelial development.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Otidea leporina faces significant decline due to habitat loss from deforestation and land conversion, particularly affecting the old-growth and mature forest ecosystems it depends on. Climate change is altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes that are critical for this fungal species' reproductive cycles and mycelial development.
Climate change affecting moisture and temperature regimes
Habitat loss and fragmentation from logging and land conversion
Air pollution and acid deposition
Collection pressure from mycologists and foragers
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Hasenohr (Otidea leporina). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/hasenohr