Brown oak slender vs Rusty Porecrust

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Fuscoporia
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.