Elbowpatch Crust vs New Guinean Quoll

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	New Guinean Quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	New Guinean Quoll
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 Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.