Black Noddy vs Elegant Polypore

Anous minutus compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Laridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anous	Cerioporus
Species	Anous minutus	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Black Noddy

The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species in the genus Anous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.