Elbowpatch Crust vs New Guinean planigale

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Planigale
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.