Elbowpatch Crust vs Toupeira-europeia

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Toupeira-europeia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Talpa
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Toupeira-europeia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Toupeira-europeia
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.

Toupeira-europeia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden