Butterfly-leaf vs Elegant Polypore

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Fabaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Cerioporus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.