Elbowpatch Crust vs Gray Marmot

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Marmota
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.