Elbowpatch Crust vs Losea Rat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Rattus losea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Losea Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Rattus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Losea Rat
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.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.