American Brown Fomitopsis vs Red-Banded Polypore

Fomitopsis ochracea compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• American Brown Fomitopsis is Not Evaluated while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Brown Fomitopsis	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order same	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family same	Fomitopsidaceae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus same	Fomitopsis	Fomitopsis
Species	Fomitopsis ochracea	Fomitopsis pinicola

Evolutionary Relationship

American Brown Fomitopsis and Red-Banded Polypore share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fomitopsis.

Conservation Status

American Brown Fomitopsis

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Brown Fomitopsis	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Brown Fomitopsis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

American Brown Fomitopsis

The American Brown Fomitopsis (Fomitopsis ochracea) is a species in the genus Fomitopsis. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States