Elbowpatch Crust vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Chodsigoa
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
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.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.