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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 e um fungo de suporte branco a creme, macio, formando frutificadores anuais em forma de prateleira em madeira de coniferas em decomposicao. Habita florestas boreais e montanas de coniferas, crescendo em troncos caidos mortos e tocos. Este fungo saprotrofico de podridao-marrom decompoe a celulose da madeira de coniferas, deixando uma caracteristica podridao marrom cubica.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden