Blistering Ammania vs Giant Elm Bracket

Ammannia baccifera compared with Rigidoporus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Giant Elm Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Lythraceae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Rigidoporus
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Rigidoporus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Giant Elm Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian