Elbowpatch Crust vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Amblysomus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Hottentot Golden Mole
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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.