Elbowpatch Crust vs False Water Rat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Xeromys
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.