Elbowpatch Crust vs Northern Bettong

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Bettongia
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.