Elbowpatch Crust vs North American least shrew

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Cryptotis
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	North American least shrew
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 least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.