Big Smoky Bracket vs Hoary fox

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Big Smoky Bracket is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Smoky Bracket	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phanerochaetaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Bjerkandera	Lycalopex
Species	Bjerkandera fumosa	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Smoky Bracket	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Smoky Bracket

The Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) is a species in the genus Bjerkandera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.