Cushion Bracket vs Hare's-tail

Phellinus pomaceus compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Cushion Bracket is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cushion Bracket	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phellinus	Lagurus
Species	Phellinus pomaceus	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cushion Bracket	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden