Broad-tipped Hermit vs Smoky Bracket

Anopetia gounellei compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-tipped Hermit	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Trochilidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Anopetia	Bjerkandera
Species	Anopetia gounellei	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Broad-tipped Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-tipped Hermit	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-tipped Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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

Broad-tipped Hermit

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.