Elegant Polypore vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Cerioporus varius compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Polyporaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Crossarchus
Species	Cerioporus varius	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.