Brown Funnel Polypore vs Guemal

Coltricia perennis compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Guemal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Coltricia	Hippocamelus
Species	Coltricia perennis	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Guemal
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).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.