Elbowpatch Crust vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Sminthopsis
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Hairy-footed dunnart
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.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.