Brown Funnel Polypore vs Globe Thistle

Coltricia perennis compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Coltricia	Echinops
Species	Coltricia perennis	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

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).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States