Elbowpatch Crust vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Notoryctes
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Northern Marsupial Mole
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 Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.