Elbowpatch Crust vs Northern elephant seal

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Mirounga
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Northern elephant seal
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 elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.