Elbowpatch Crust vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Brachyuromys
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.