Brown Funnel Polypore vs Northern Bettong

Coltricia perennis compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Coltricia	Bettongia
Species	Coltricia perennis	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.