Elegant Polypore vs Northern Bettong

Cerioporus varius compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Elegant Polypore is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Polyporaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Bettongia
Species	Cerioporus varius	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.