Elbowpatch Crust vs Mound-building Mouse

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Mound-building Mouse
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	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Mound-building Mouse
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.

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.