Elbowpatch Crust vs Himalayan Marmot

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Himalayan 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 himalayana

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Himalayan 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.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.