Australian Brush-turkey vs Elegant Polypore

Alectura lathami compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Brush-turkey	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Megapodiidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alectura	Cerioporus
Species	Alectura lathami	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Australian Brush-turkey

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Brush-turkey	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Brush-turkey

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Australian Brush-turkey

The Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) is a species in the genus Alectura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.