Elbowpatch Crust vs Mexican woodrat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Neotoma
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.