Elbowpatch Crust vs North American Badger

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Taxidea
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.