Elbowpatch Crust vs Lowe's Shrew

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Lowe's 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 parca

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Lowe's 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.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.