Elbowpatch Crust vs Montane Water Vole

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Montane Water Vole
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	Arvicola
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium