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Postia ceriflua compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

• is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family same	Dacryobolaceae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus same	Postia	Postia
Species	Postia ceriflua	Postia lowei

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Postia.

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Postia lowei es un hongo repisa blando de color blanco a crema que forma cuerpos fructiferos anuales y en forma de estante sobre madera de coniferas en descomposicion. Habita bosques boreales y montanos de coniferas, creciendo sobre troncos caidos y tocones muertos. Este hongo saprotrofo de podredumbre parda descompone la celulosa de la madera de coniferas, dejando una caracteristica putrefaccion parda cubica.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden